Thioguanin-induced nodular regenerative hyperplasia of the liver-ROC analysis of different MR techniques

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1898-1905

  Zech, Christoph J ^a   Seiderer, Julia ^a   Reinisch, Walter ^b   Ochsenkuhn, Thomas ^a   Schima, Wolfgang ^b   Diebold, Joachim ^c   Wrba, Fritz ^b   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Schoenberg, Stefan O ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffuse liver disease; Liver specific contrast agents; MR imaging; Nodular regenerative hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; TIOGUANINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; IRON; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; THIOGUANINE;

EID: 34250325045     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0544-3     Document Type: Article

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