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Proper definitions of MRI contrast enhancement in liver tumors

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  1. Radiology Section, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Yicheng Ni, Feng Chen, Huaijun Wang, Yuanbo Feng, Junjie Li & Yansheng Jiang

  2. Radiology Section, University Hospitals, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Yicheng Ni

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Ni, Y., Chen, F., Wang, H. et al. Proper definitions of MRI contrast enhancement in liver tumors. J Gastroenterol 45, 349–350 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-009-0174-z

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