Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for staging liver fibrosis is less reliable in the presence of fat and iron.

Objectives: To investigate the reliability of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) for staging liver fibrosis in the presence of fat and iron.Methods: Ninety-five patients, including 48 men and 47 women, aged 57.0 ± 14.2 years, underwent liver biopsy. Ninety-six samples were histol...

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Publicado en:European Radiology Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 1281 - 1288
Autores principales: Bülow, Robin, Mensel, Birger, Meffert, Peter, Hernando, Diego, Evert, Matthias, Kühn, Jens-Peter
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature May2013
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