Magnetic resonance imaging of lymphatic vessels without image subtraction: A practicable imaging method for routine clinical practice?

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-308

  Lohrmann, Christian ^a   Foeldi, Etelka ^b   Bartholomä, Jean Paul ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Foeldi Clinic for Lymphology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical routine; Contrast media; Lymphangiography; Lymphedema; MRI

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

3-DIMENSIONAL; CLINICAL PRACTICES; CLINICAL ROUTINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INGUINAL LYMPH NODES; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHOEDEMA;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADODIAMIDE; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 34147123170     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000237814.33925.32     Document Type: Article

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