Hepatocellular carcinoma in the cirrhotic liver with helical CT and MRI: Imaging spectrum and pitfalls of cirrhosis-related nodules

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1024-1032

  Jeong, Yong Yeon ^a   Yim, Nam Yeol ^a   Kang, Heoung Keun ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 32944476601     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1096     Document Type: Review

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