Imaging of dysplastic nodules and small hepatocellular carcinomas: Experience with explanted livers

Intervirology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 191-198

  Krinsky, Glenn ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Computed tomography; Dysplastic nodules; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASIA; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPLANT; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER ANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4644358555     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078472     Document Type: Review

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