Optimizing abdominal MR imaging: Approaches to common problems

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-199

  Yang, Roberta K ^a   Roth, Christopher G ^a   Ward, Robert J ^b   deJesus, Joseph O ^c   Mitchell, Donald G ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Delaware Valley Nephrology and Hypertension   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ABDOMEN; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 77950156691     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.301095076     Document Type: Article

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