Assessment of low signal adjacent to the falciform ligament on contrast-enhanced MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1443-1448

  Macari, Michael ^a   Yeretsian, Rita ^a   Babb, James ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal fat; In and opposed phase imaging; Liver; MRI

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36448935632     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2114     Document Type: Article

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