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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2009; 15(46): 5805-5812
Published online Dec 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5805
Published online Dec 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5805
Role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions
Naoto Koike, Yuji Ohshima, Department of Surgery, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, 2-36-2 Ebaradai, Sakura, Chiba 285-8765, Japan
Akihiro Cho, Department of Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, 666-2 Nitona, Chuhohku, Chiba 260-8717, Japan
Katsuhiro Nasu, Department of Radiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
Kazuhiko Seto, Department of Radiology, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, 2-36-2 Ebaradai, Sakura, Chiba 285-8765, Japan
Shigeyuki Nagaya, Department of Radiology, Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, 3453 Mikatabara, Kitaku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 433-8558, Japan
Nobuhiro Ohkohchi, Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
Author contributions: Koike N wrote the paper; Cho A designed research; Koike N, Seto K, Nagaya S and Ohshima Y contributed to the imaging processing and analysis; Nasu K and Ohkohchi N critically revised the paper with an important conceptual and editorial input.
Correspondence to: Dr. Naoto Koike, Department of Surgery, Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, 2-36-2 Ebaradai, Sakura, Chiba 285-8765, Japan. naotk@sis.seirei.or.jp
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Received: August 15, 2009
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: December 14, 2009
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: December 14, 2009
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