The cisterna chyli: Enhancement on delayed phase MR images after intravenous administration of gadolinium chelate

Radiology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 791-796

  Verma, Sachit K ^a,b   Mitchell, Donald G ^a   Bergin, Diane ^a   Mehta, Rashi ^a   Chopra, Sheetal ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KG Hospital   (India)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTERNA CHYLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 34548067476     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2443061518     Document Type: Article

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