Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for detection of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2961-2965

  Cui, Xing Yu ^a   Chen, Hong Wei ^a   Cai, Song ^b   Bao, Jian ^a   Tang, Qun Feng ^a   Wu, Li Yuan ^a   Fang, Xiang Ming ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Radiology   (China)

Author keywords

b value; Cholangiocarcinoma; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL INTENSITY RATIO; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867001825     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.040     Document Type: Article

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