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Pinho,Kátia Elisa Prus; Pinho,Antonio Carlos; Pisani,Julio Cesar; Goedert,Carlos Alberto; Gusso,Andreia Magri; Gewehr,Pedro Miguel. |
Abstract This works aims to assess images obtained with administration of açai juice as compared to a manufactured standard iron oxide-based contrast employed as negative oral agents in Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), employing qualitative and quantitative evaluation. The research was developed with 64 patients submitted to MRCP exams (on 2 days) in a clinic of Curitiba city (Brazil). First (day 1), a manufactured iron oxide-based contrast (A) was offered and later (day 2), açai juice (contrast B) was given to patients. Radiologists (R1 and R2) evaluated the images, classifying them by a score (1-4). In order to have a quantitative assessment, Image J free software was employed generating plots of gray levels against distance of a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Açai contrast agent; Iron oxide contrast; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Image quality; Image J. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100600 |
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