Biexponential signal attenuation analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging of breast

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 195-207

  Tamura, Takayuki ^a,b   Usui, Shuji ^c   Murakami, Shigeru ^d   Arihiro, Koji ^d   Akiyama, Yuji ^d   Naito, Kumiko ^a   Akiyama, Mitoshi ^c  

^a Health Management and Promotion Center   (Japan)

^b Graduate School of Medical Technology and Health Welfare Sciences   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Biexponential signal attenuation; Breast magnetic resonance imaging; Component fraction; Diffusion weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST PAPILLOMA; BREAST TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMA, INTRADUCTAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955679911     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.9.195     Document Type: Article

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