Optimal breathing protocol for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of solitary pulmonary nodules at 3 T

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-400

  Kino, Aya ^a   Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Ashiku, Simon K ^a   Decamp, Malcolm M ^a   Lenkinski, Robert E ^a   Hatabu, Hiroto ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 T MRI; Breathing motion; Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI; Solitary pulmonary nodules

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CURVE FITTING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

BREATHING MOTION; DYNAMIC CONTRAST-ENHANCED MRI; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULES;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG PERFUSION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COIN LESION, PULMONARY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 36148965504     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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