Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1189-1197 , December 2007

Combination of CT during arterial portography and double-phase CT hepatic arteriography with multi-detector row helical CT for evaluation of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma

  • M. Tsurusaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: M. Tsurusaki, Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunokicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. Tel.: +81 78 382 6104; fax: +81 78 382 6129.
    • Current address: 101-U Copperline Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-0412, USA.
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  • K. Sugimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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  • M. Fujii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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  • T. Fukuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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  • S. Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tenri Hospital, Tenri City, Japan
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  • K. Sugimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Received 18 July 2006 ,Revised 3 May 2007 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.005

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1189-1197 , December 2007

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