Abdominal imaging at 3T: Challenges and solutions

Applied Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 22-31

  Chang, Kevin J ^a   Kamel, Ihab R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ABDOMEN; ARTIFACT; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARD;

EID: 77958193607     PISSN: 01609963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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