Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of hepatic abscesses: Possibility of different apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-values in early and mature abscess formation

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 538-539

  Holzapfel, Konstantin ^a   Rummeny, Ernst ^a   Gaa, Jochen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NECROSIS;

EID: 34548534046     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9231-3     Document Type: Letter

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