| Literature DB >> 11085494 |
H Nakamura1, N Ito, F Kotake, Y Mizokami, T Matsuoka.
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The tumor-detecting capacity and clinical usefulness of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were examined in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The tumor detection rate of SPIO-MRI (64.5%) was comparable to those of dynamic computed tomography (CT) and plain MRI, but lower than that for Gd dynamic MRI (93.5%; P < 0.01%). A combination of Gd dynamic MRI and SPIO-MRI improved the detection rate; further, the tumor stage with respect to tumor blood-flow pattern was predicted by combining plain MRI with SPIO-MRI. This combination procedure may also be useful for selecting therapeutic strategies.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11085494 DOI： 10.1007/s005350070022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0944-1174 Impact factor: 7.527