MRI characterization of 124 CT-indeterminate focal hepatic lesions: Evaluation of clinical utility

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Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-215

  Elsayes, Khaled M ^a,b   Leyendecker, John R ^c   Menias, Christine O ^d   Oliveira, Erica P ^d   Narra, Vamsidhar R ^d   Chapman, William C ^e   Hassanien, Moataz H ^b   Elsharkawy, Mohamed S ^b   Brown, Jeffrey J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b El Nile St Warak Elhadar   (Egypt)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Focal hepatic lesions; MRI

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 34250647430     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651820701216950     Document Type: Article

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