In vivo high-resolution magnetic resonance elastography of the uterine corpus and cervix

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3025-3033

  Jiang, Xuyuan ^a   Asbach, Patrick ^b   Streitberger, Kaspar Josche ^b   Thomas, Anke ^b   Hamm, Bernd ^b   Braun, Jürgen ^b   Sack, Ingolf ^b   Guo, Jing ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervix; Endometrium; Magnetic resonance elastography; Menstrual cycle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; VISCOELASTICITY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; UTERUS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84911806393     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3305-8     Document Type: Article

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