Comparison of breath-hold 2D phase-contrast with non breath-hold cine phase-contrast MRA in file assessment of azygos venous blood flow in portal hypertension

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Ng, W H ^a   Chan, Y L ^a   Sung, J Y ^a   Lee, Y T ^a   Lee, S F ^a   Chung, S S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Azygos venous flow; Cirrhosis; MRA; Varices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

AZYGOS VEIN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4444351847     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-003-0026-4     Document Type: Article

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