Intranodular signal intensity analysis of hypovascular high-risk borderline lesions of HCC that illustrate multi-step hepatocarcinogenesis within the nodule on Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3839-3845

  Kobayashi, Satoshi ^a   Matsui, Osamu ^a   Gabata, Toshifumi ^a   Koda, Wataru ^a   Minami, Tetsuya ^a   Ryu, Yasuji ^a   Kozaka, Kazuto ^a   Kitao, Azusa ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borderline lesion; Gd EOB DTPA; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; HYPOVASCULAR HIGH RISK BORDERLINE LESION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRANODULAR SIGNAL INTENSITY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84869888642     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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