Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 348-356 , March 2010

Comparison of Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced MR Imaging versus Four-phase Multi–detector Row Computed Tomography in Assessing Tumor Regression after Radiofrequency Ablation in Subjects with Hepatocellular Carcinomas

  • Jung-Hee Yoon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to J.H.Y., Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest, 408 Dickinson St., San Diego, CA 92103-8226
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  • Eun-Joo Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Seong-Sook Cha, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Sang-Suk Han, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Suk-Jin Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Jae-Ryang Juhn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Myung-Hee Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Yeon-Jae Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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  • Seong-Jae Park, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Received 6 April 2009 ,Revised 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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 This work was supported by the 2003 Inje University Research Grant. Support for manuscript editing was received from Bayer Korea. None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

 From the SIR 2009 Annual Meeting.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01146-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.014

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 348-356 , March 2010

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