Detection of Hepatic Lesion: Comparison of Free- Breathing and Respiratory-Triggered Diffusion- Weighted MR imaging on 1.5-T MR system
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JKSMRM 15:22-31(2011) Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Received; March 16, 2010, revised; January 13, 2011, accepted; January 17, 2011 Corresponding author : Hyeon Je Cho, M.D., Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan-Paik Hospital, 2240 Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 411-706, Korea. Tel. 82-31-910-7628 Fax. 82-31-910-7369 E-mail: [email protected] Detection of Hepatic Lesion: Comparison of FreeBreathing and Respiratory-Triggered DiffusionWeighted MR imaging on 1.5-T MR system
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