Preliminary application of whole body diffusion weighted imaging in screening metastasis

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-182

  Guan, Yong Jing ^a   Ling, Hua Wei ^a   Chen, Ke Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Magnetic resonance imaging; Metastasis; Whole body diffusion weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIMARY TUMOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 55049099316     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(09)60035-3     Document Type: Article

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