Pediatric MR elastography of hepatic fibrosis: Principles, technique and early clinical experience

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 402-409

  Binkovitz, Larry A ^a   El Youssef, Mounif ^a   Glaser, Kevin J ^a   Yin, Meng ^a   Binkovitz, Anna K ^b   Ehman, Richard L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver; MR elastography; MRE; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MAGNETIC RESONANACE ELASTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863502193     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2298-6     Document Type: Review

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