Initial study of biexponential model of intravoxel incoherent motion magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the liver fibrosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 3082-3087

  Chen, Cui Yun ^a,b   Wang, Bin ^c   Shi, Da Peng ^b   Fu, Fang Fang ^b   Zhang, Ji Liang ^b   Wen, Ze Jun ^b   Zhu, Shao Cheng ^b   Xu, Jun Ling ^b   Lin, Qing ^b   Li, Jing ^b   Dou, She Wei ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biexponential model; Intravoxel incoherent motion; Liver fibrosis; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84906967769     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20140346     Document Type: Article

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