Diffusion-weighted MRI in evaluating liver fibrosis: A feasibility study in cirrhotic patients;RM pesata in diffusione nella valutazione della fibrosi epatica: Uno studio in pazienti cirrotici

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 394-408

  Girometti, R ^a   Furlan, A ^a   Bazzocchi, M ^a   Soldano, F ^a   Isola, M ^a   Toniutto, P ^a   Bitetto, D ^a   Zuiani, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Fibrosis; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247524163     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0149-1     Document Type: Article

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