| Autor: |
Feng-O Hsu, Yen-Yu Chiou, Chiao-Yun Chen, Gin-Chung Liu, Hui-Chen Chu, Hui-Cheng Liu, Hui-Min Chu, Jui-Sheng Hsu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 9, Pp 442-446 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1607-551X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70051-2 |
| Popis: |
The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that cirrhotic change of liver in hepatitis B patients observed in Child-Pugh classification based on clinical assessment would be reflected in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values calculated from diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Twenty-seven patients with hepatitis B Child-Pugh class A cirrhosis and 10 control subjects were referred for measurement values of the liver on a 3.0-T MR unit. The results revealed that ADCs were significantly lower in hepatitis B patients with Child-Pugh class A compared with control subjects (p |
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