Magnetic resonance elastography of liver: Clinical applications

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 887-896

  Venkatesh, Sudhakar K ^a   Yin, Meng ^a   Ehman, Richard L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical applications; diffuse liver diseases; focal lesions; liver fibrosis; magnetic resonance elastography; treatment response

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASE; FATTY LIVER DISEASE; FOCAL LESION; LIVER BIOPSIES; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

MAGNETISM;

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAGING; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84889061107     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000032     Document Type: Review

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