Hepatic vascular flow measurements by phase contrast MRI and doppler echography: A comparative and reproducibility study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-588

  Yzet, Thierry ^a   Bouzerar, Roger ^a   Allart, Jean Dominique ^a   Demuynck, Fabien ^a   Legallais, Cécile ^b   Robert, Brice ^a   Deramond, Hervé ^a   Meyer, Marc Etienne ^a   Balédent, Olivier ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Doppler measurements; Flow rate calculation; Hepatic blood flow; Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging; Portal vein; Proper hepatic artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; GATED IMAGING; HEART; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPER HEPATIC ARTERY; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERFUSION IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 77649224323     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22079     Document Type: Article

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