Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 436-449 , October 2009

Focal Liver Lesions Hyperintense on T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Images

  • Alessandro Furlan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Alessandro Furlan, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 3362 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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  • Daniele Marin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Kyongtae T. Bae, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Roberto Lagalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Francesco Agnello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Massimo Bazzocchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Brancatelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • Radiology Unit, La Maddalena Hospital, Palermo, Italy

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Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 436-449 , October 2009

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