Hepatic pseudotumor due to nodular fatty sparing: The diagnostic role of opposed-phase MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 721-724

  Tom, Wynnson W ^a   Yeh, Benjamin M ^a   Cheng, Jonathan C ^a,b   Qayyum, Aliya ^a   Joe, Bonnie ^a   Coakley, Fergus V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; LIVER NODULAR FATTY SPARING; LIVER PSEUDOTUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPPOSED PHASE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; STOMACH POLYP; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4344632735     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.3.1830721     Document Type: Article

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