European Journal of Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 397-400 , December 2007

Optimal breathing protocol for dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of solitary pulmonary nodules at 3T

  • Aya Kino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Masaya Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • ,
  • Simon K. Ashiku

      Affiliations

    • Section of Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • ,
  • Malcolm M. Decamp

      Affiliations

    • Section of Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • ,
  • Robert E. Lenkinski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • ,
  • Hiroto Hatabu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Pulmonary Functional Imaging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 732 8353.

Received 30 July 2007 ,Revised 31 July 2007 ,Accepted 1 August 2007.

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PII: S0720-048X(07)00397-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.08.014

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 397-400 , December 2007

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