Accuracy of apparent diffusion coefficient value measurement on PACS workstation: A comparative analysis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  El Kady, Reem M ^a   Choudhary, Arabinda Kumar ^a   Tappouni, Rafel ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient value; Diffusion; Liver lesions; PACS

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952274308     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.4706     Document Type: Article

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