The role of ADC measurement in differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Onur, Mehmet Ruhi ^a   Çiçekçi, Mehtap ^a   Kayali, Alperen ^a   Poyraz, Ahmet Kürsad ^a   Kocakoç, Ercan ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; Liver; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; ROC CURVE; TERATOMA;

EID: 84856969946     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.116     Document Type: Article

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