Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of T2-weighted (T2-w) images obtained using navigator-triggered turbo spin-echo (TSE), breath-hold TSE
(BH-TSE), and BH haft-Fourier single-shot TSE sequences for the detection and characterization
of focal hepatic lesions. Two blinded reviewers independently analyzed three types
of T2-w image sets totaling 86 solid and 75 nonsolid lesions in 59 patients. Receiver operating
characteristic curves were established to analyze reviewer and sequence results.
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Publication history
Published online: February 09, 2009
Accepted:
October 5,
2008
Received:
January 14,
2008
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