Fat Containing HCC. Findings on CT and MRI Including Serial Contrast-Enhanced Imaging

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 963-968

  Balci, N Cem ^a   Befeler, Alex S ^a   Bieneman, B Kirke ^a   Fattahi, Rana ^a   Saglam, Sezer ^a   Havlioglu, Necat ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast enhanced study; CT; fat; HCC; MRI

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FAT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IOHEXOL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67649768607     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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