Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of diffuse liver diseases in rats

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 639-644

  Guan, Sheng ^a   Zhou, Kang Rong ^a   Zhao, Wei Dong ^a   Peng, Wei Jun ^a   Tang, Feng ^a   Mao, Jian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Liver; Rat

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLNITROSAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEPATITIS; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 17844363276     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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