title: MR imaging techniques of the liver.
abstract: This article reviews the currently available MR imaging techniques that are useful for the detection and characterization of focal and diffuse liver pathology. The implementation and clinical utility of various T1-weighted, T2-weighted, T2*-weighted, and MR angiographic sequences are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Siegelman
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Outwater
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media