Liver lobe-based magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging using multiple b values in patients with hepatitis B-related liver cirrhosis: association with the liver disease severity according to the Child-Pugh class.

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Published in Clinics (Sao Paulo) on July 01, 2015

Authors

Hong-Jie Tang1, Li Zhou1, Xiao-Ming Zhang1, Jun Liu2, Tian-Wu Chen1, Nan-Lin Zeng1, Dan Wang1, Jie Li1, Yu-Cheng Huang1, Yu-Lian Tang1, Jiani Hu3

Author Affiliations

1: Sichuan Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.
2: Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
3: Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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