Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Study findings from Chonbuk National University Hospital broaden understanding of magnetic resonance imaging
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 26th, 2010
"The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity of gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) for the detection of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Sixty-two patients (81 HCCs) who underwent MDCT and gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI using a 3-dimensional volumetric interpolated technique with a mean interval of 7 days (range, 3-11 days) were included in this study," investigators in South Korea report.
"Two observers reached a consensus on. 2 sets of images: the gadoxetic acid set (unenhanced, early dynamic, 10-minute, and 20-minute hepatocyte phase images) and the 3-phase MDCT...
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