T2-weighted MR imaging of the liver: Qualitative and quantitative comparison of SPACE MR imaging with turbo spin-echo MR imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Dohan, Anthony ^a,b   Gavini, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Placé, Vinciane ^a   Sebbag, Delphine ^a,b   Vignaud, Alexandre ^c   Herbin, Christine ^a   Hamzi, Lounis ^a   Boudiaf, Mourad ^a   Soyer, Philippe ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c NeuroSpin   (France)

Author keywords

Extended echo trains; Liver imaging; MR imaging technique; SPACE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER EXAMINATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPACE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TURBO SPIN ECHO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EXTENDED ECHO TRAINS; LIVER IMAGING; MR IMAGING TECHNIQUE; SPACE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 84885184431     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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