MR-lymphangiography at 3.0T - A feasibility study

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2771-2778

  Notohamiprodjo, Mike ^a   Baumeister, Ruediger G H ^a   Jakobs, Tobias F ^a   Bauner, Kerstin U ^a   Boehm, Holger F ^a   Horng, Annie ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Glaser, Christian ^a   Herrmann, Karin A ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3T; Lymphedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; MR lymphangiography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCELE; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350180114     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1461-z     Document Type: Article

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