Diffusion-weighted imaging of surgically resected hepatocellular carcinoma: Imaging characteristics and relationship among signal intensity, apparent diffusion coefficient, and histopathologic grade

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 438-444

  Nasu, Katsuhiro ^a   Kuroki, Yoshifumi ^b   Tsukamoto, Tatsuaki ^c   Nakajima, Hiroto ^d   Mori, Kensaku ^a   Minami, Manabu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c YAMANASHI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Yamanashi kenritsu Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Histopathologic grade; Signal intensity; T2 weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68149169705     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1424     Document Type: Article

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