Utility of R2* obtained from T2*-weighted imaging in differentiating hepatocellular carcinomas from cavernous hemangiomas of the liver.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of applying R2* values to differentiate hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) from cavernous hemangiomas of the liver (CHL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study was approved by the participating Institutional Review Board and written informed consent for al...

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Main Authors: Meiyu Sun, Sheng Wang, Qingwei Song, Zhiyuan Wang, Heqing Wang, Dianxiu Ning, Bin Xu, Qiang Wei, Ailian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954770?pdf=render