Diagnosis and quantification of hepatic fibrosis in children with diffusion weighted MR imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel ^a   Abdalla, Ahmed ^a   Omran, Eman ^a   Fathy, Abeer ^a   Zalata, Khaled ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Childern; Diffusion; Fibrosis; Liver; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79954817998     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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