High-b-value diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic cancer and mass-forming chronic pancreatitis: Preliminary results

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-386

  Takeuchi, M ^a   Matsuzaki, K ^a   Kubo, H ^a   Nishitani, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdomen GI; Adults; MR diffusion perfusion; MR imaging; Neoplasms; Pancreas; Primary

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MEDICAL IMAGING;

ABDOMEN/GI; MR DIFFUSION/PERFUSION; MR IMAGING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 42649133498     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850801895381     Document Type: Article

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