Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for staging liver fibrosis is less reliable in the presence of fat and iron

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1281-1287

  Bülow, Robin ^a   Mensel, Birger ^a   Meffert, Peter ^a   Hernando, Diego ^b   Evert, Matthias ^a   Kühn, Jens Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Fatty liver; Iron overload; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases

Indexed keywords

FAT; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84877118738     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2700-2     Document Type: Article

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