Effect of T1 shortening on T2-weighted MRI sequences: Comparison of hepatic mass conspicuity on images acquired before and after gadolinium enhancement

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1318-1323

  Chang, Silvia D ^a   Thoeni, Ruedi F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Liver lesions; Liver neoplasms; MRI; T2 weighted sequences

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 43649108063     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2696     Document Type: Article

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