Nonenhanced magnetic resonance lymphoductography: Visualization of lymphatic system of the trunk on 3-dimensional heavily T2-weighted image with 2-dimensional prospective acquisition and correction

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-302

  Matsushima, Satoshi ^a   Ichiba, Noriatsu ^a   Hayashi, Daichi ^a   Fukuda, Kunihiko ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2D prospective acquisition and correction (PACE); 3D heavily T2 weighted images; MR lymphoductography; Non enhanced

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

2 - DIMENSIONAL; 2D-PROSPECTIVE ACQUISITION AND CORRECTION; 3-DIMENSIONAL; 3D HEAVILY T2-WEIGHTED IMAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS; MR LYMPHODUCTOGRAPHY; NON-ENHANCED; PROSPECTIVES; T2 WEIGHTED; THORACIC DUCT;

VISUALIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE LYMPHODUCTOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 34147121540     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000236415.97642.58     Document Type: Article

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