Focal nodular hyperplasia: typical and atypical MRI findings with emphasis on the use of contrast media

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-585

  Marin, D ^a   Brancatelli, G ^b,c,d   Federle, M P ^d   Lagalla, R ^c   Catalano, C ^a   Passariello, R ^a   Midiri, M ^c   Vilgrain, V ^e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FERUCARBOTRAN; GADOBENIC ACID; GADOLINIUM; GADOXETIC ACID; IRON OXIDE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NODULE; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELANGIECTATIC HEPATOCELLULAR ADENOMA;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 40949146605     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.06.011     Document Type: Review

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