A paradoxical signal intensity increase in fatty livers using opposed-phase gradient echo imaging with fat-suppression pulses

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1099-1104

  Mulkern, Robert V ^a   Salsberg, Sandra Loeb ^a   Krauel, Marta Ramon ^a   Ludwig, David S ^a   Voss, Stephan ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Gradient echo imaging; Opposed phase Dixon; Paradoxical signal increase

Indexed keywords

CARBENE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE MARROW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPLEEN; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 51649116304     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0946-2     Document Type: Article

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