Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 10 , Pages 1447-1454 , December 2009

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiation of postobstructive consolidation from central lung carcinoma

  • Tamer Baysal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, T. Ozal Medical Center, 44069 Malatya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 422 3410660.
    • ,
  • Deniz Yakar Mutlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, T. Ozal Medical Center, 44069 Malatya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Saim Yologlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, T. Ozal Medical Center, 44069 Malatya, Turkey

Received 11 November 2008 ,Revised 7 March 2009 ,Accepted 7 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.05.024

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 27, Issue 10 , Pages 1447-1454 , December 2009

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