Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 9 , Pages 766-770 , September 2006

High-resolution magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) with adaptive averaging: diagnostic performance evaluation

  • E. Sala

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: E. Sala, University Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK. Tel.: +44 1223 336890; fax: +44 1223 330915.
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  • M.J. Graves

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology
    • Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, UK
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  • Z. Abubacker

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology
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  • L.E. Kershaw

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, UK
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  • R.T. Black

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, UK
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  • J. Skinner

      Affiliations

    • Population Health Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich
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  • R. Beavon

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology
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  • D.J. Lomas

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology

Received 23 January 2006 ,Revised 7 April 2006 ,Accepted 28 April 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00141-3

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.04.010

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 9 , Pages 766-770 , September 2006

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