Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of the pancreas: Initial results in healthy volunteers and patients with chronic pancreatitis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 990-997

  Coenegrachts, Kenneth ^a   Van Steenbergen, Werner ^a   De Keyzer, Frederik ^a   Vanbeckevoort, Dirk ^a   Bielen, Didier ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Dockx, Steven ^a   Maes, Frederik ^a   Bosmans, Hilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced MRI; Gd DTPA; Pancreas; Pancreatic diseases; Pancreatitis, chronic disease

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS; PANCREAS PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 9644254193     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20212     Document Type: Article

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