Effects of microperfusion in hepatic diffusion weighted imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 891-899

  Dijkstra, Hildebrand ^a   Baron, Paul ^a   Kappert, Peter ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a   Sijens, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADC variability; Diffusion weighted imaging; IVIM; Liver parenchyma; Microperfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; PERFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALLIS AND FUTUNA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861457392     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2313-1     Document Type: Article

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