Diffusion and perfusion imaging of the liver

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-358

  Chandarana, Hersh ^a   Taouli, Bachir ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Liver; MRI; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

FOCAL LIVER LESIONS; FUNCTIONAL MRI; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; LIVER DISEASE; MRI; PERFUSION; PERFUSION IMAGING; TUMOR RESPONSE;

DIFFUSION; FOCUSING;

LIVER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 79251633488     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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