Diagnostics
Studies advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 29th, 2005
Study 1: Different enhancement agents reveal similar findings on liver MRI.
According to recent research published in the journal European Radiology, "the aim was to compare the diagnostic performance of dynamic Gd-DTPA- and ferumoxides-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Twenty-five patients with chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis underwent both dynamic gadopentetate- and ferumoxides-enhanced MRI studies of the liver for HCC detection on the same day."
"MR data of both...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-08-29)
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