Segmental liver hyperintensity in malignant biliary obstruction on diffusion weighted MRI: Associated MRI findings and relationship with serum alanine aminotransferase levels

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1009, 2012, Pages 22-28

  Tam, Henry H ^a   Collins, D J ^b   Wallace, T ^a   Brown, G ^a   Riddell, A ^a   Koh, D M ^a  

^a Royal Marsden ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GADOXETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MALIGNANT BILIARY OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEGMENTAL LIVER HYPERINTENSITY; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84455194643     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/24852804     Document Type: Article

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