Comparison of Diffusion-Weighted with T2-weighted Imaging for Detection of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis. Preliminary Quantitative Study at 3-T

Academic Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-243

  Wang, Hua ^a,b   Wang, Xiao Ying ^b   Jiang, Xue Xiang ^b   Ye, Zhao Xiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; Diffusion weighted imaging; hepatocellular carcinoma; magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73049116328     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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