Morphological features and clinical feasibility of thoracic duct: Detection with nonenhanced magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0 T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-100

  Yu, De Xin ^a   Ma, Xiang Xing ^a   Zhang, Xiao Ming ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Li, Chuan Fu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cisterna chyli; Nonenhanced magnetic resonance imaging; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC DUCT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THORACIC DISEASES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC DUCT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954097161     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22128     Document Type: Article

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