Combined use of T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted 3-T MR imaging for differentiating uterine sarcomas from benign leiomyomas.

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Published in Eur Radiol on June 06, 2009

Authors

Tomohiro Namimoto1, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kazuo Awai, Takeshi Nakaura, Yumi Yanaga, Toshinori Hirai, Tetsuo Saito, Hidetaka Katabuchi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University 1-1-1, Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. namimottoo@yahoo.co.jp

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