Differentiation between true focal liver lesions and pseudolesions in patients with fatty liver: Evaluation of helical CT criteria

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1726-1737

  Soyer, Philippe ^a   Sirol, Marc ^a   Fargeaudou, Yann ^a   Duchat, Florent ^a   Hamzi, Lounis ^a   Boudiaf, Mourad ^a   Aout, Mounir ^a   Guerrache, Youcef ^a   Vicaut, Eric ^a   Rymer, Roland ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Hepatic pseudolesion; Imaging pitfalls; Liver neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77954815451     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1708-8     Document Type: Article

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