Diffusion-weighted imaging of the liver: Optimizing b value for the detection and characterization of benign and malignant hepatic lesions

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 691-697

  Goshima, Satoshi ^a,d   Kanematsu, Masayuki ^a   Kondo, Hiroshi ^a   Yokoyama, Ryujiro ^a   Kajita, Kimihiro ^a   Tsuge, Yusuke ^a   Watanabe, Haruo ^a   Shiratori, Yoshimune ^a   Onozuka, Minoru ^b   Moriyama, Noriyuki ^c  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Liver; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CYST; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51449089884     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21467     Document Type: Article

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