Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1190-1195 , December 2009

Distinguishing clinical and imaging features of nodular regenerative hyperplasia and large regenerative nodules of the liver

  • J.T. Ames

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • M.P. Federle

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: M. P. Federle, Current address: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room S-092, Stanford, CA 94305-5105, USA. Tel.: +1 650 721 2268.
    • ,
  • K. Chopra

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Gastroenterology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, USA

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 27 July 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00292-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.07.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1190-1195 , December 2009

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