Impact of diffusion-weighted MR imaging on the characterization of small hepatocellular carcinoma in the cirrhotic liver - Concepedia

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Impact of diffusion-weighted MR imaging on the characterization of small hepatocellular carcinoma in the cirrhotic liver

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2012

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François Le Moigne, Marion Durieux, Brigitte Bancel, Nawèle Boublay, Loïc Boussel, Christian Ducerf, Yves Berthezène, Agnès Rode

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract

Adding DWI to conventional imaging modalities improves the diagnosis of small HCCs in the cirrhotic liver in terms of diagnostic performance and sensitivity by increasing reader confidence.

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