Spin-echo echo-planar MR imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from chronic liver damage: comparison with turbo spin-echo imaging

Authors
Abe, Y Yamashita, Y Tang, Y Namimoto, T Nakayama, Y Takahashi, M
Citation
Y. Abe et al., Spin-echo echo-planar MR imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from chronic liver damage: comparison with turbo spin-echo imaging, COMP MED IM, 24(1), 2000, pp. 43-48
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS
ISSN journal
08956111 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
43 - 48
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-6111(200001/02)24:1<43:SEMIOH>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The aim of this work was to evaluate the value of echo-planar imaging (EPI) in the detection of hepatocellular carcinomas arising in a chronic liver d amage to respiratory triggered turbo spin-echo (TSE) imaging. With spin-ech o EPI sequences, better lesion-liver contrast was obtained than TSE imaging . Although severe artifact is seen, this imaging produce good contrast, and may be useful as an adjunct to TSE imaging in evaluating patients with chr onic liver damage. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.