Staging hepatic fibrosis: comparison of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging--preliminary observations.

H, Watanabe; M, Kanematsu; S, Goshima; H, Kondo; M, Onozuka; N, Moriyama; KT, Bae

doi:10.1148/radiol.10100621

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Staging hepatic fibrosis: comparison of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR imaging--preliminary observations.

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Watanabe H

Kanematsu M

Goshima S

Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the utility of hepatocyte-phase gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in staging hepatic fibrosis and to compare it with diffusion-weighted imaging.Materials and methods This retrospective study had institutional review board approval, and the requirement f...

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