Diffusion-weighted MRI in the characterization of pleural effusions

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-18

  Inan, Nagihan ^a   Arslan, Arzu ^a   Akansel, Gür ^a   Arslan, Zeliha ^a   Eleman, Levent ^a   Demirci, Ali ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG CANCER; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149119399     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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