Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the liver;Imagerie de diffusion hépatique

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 91, Issue 3 C2, 2010, Pages 381-393

  Vilgrain, V ^a,b,c   Daire, J L ^b   Sinkus, R ^d   Van Beers, B E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE BICHAT BEAUJON CRB3   (France)

^d INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

Functional MRI fibrosis; Functional MRI tumors; Liver fibrosis; Liver imaging techniques; Liver tumors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77951048532     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0221-0363(10)70054-8     Document Type: Article

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