Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the gastrointestinal tract: Technique, indications, and imaging findings

Radiographics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 655-676

  Sinha, Rakesh ^a   Rajiah, Prabhakar ^a,b   Ramachandran, Iswaran ^a   Sanders, Scott ^a   Murphy, Paul D ^a  

^a WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 84877869883     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.333125042     Document Type: Article

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