title: MR imaging of liver tumors.
abstract: The article reviews the current MR imaging techniques commonly utilized for imaging liver tumors. Breath-hold T1-weighted GRE sequences, FSE T2-weighted sequences, and properly timed contrast-enhanced 3D SGE are important for lesion characterization. New liver-specific contrast agents improve lesion detection and are useful in lesion characterization.
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. ikamel@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Ihab R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bluemke
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media