Evaluation of metastases and reactive lymph nodes in Doppler sonography using an ultrasound contrast enhancer

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 441-446

  Maurer, Jürgen ^a   Willam, Carsten ^a   Schroeder, Ralf ^a   Hidajad, Nico ^a   Hell, Berthold ^a   Bier, Jürgen ^a   Weber, Sepp ^b   Felix, Roland ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

D galactose signal enhancement; Differential diagnosis; Doppler sonography; Lymph node metastasis; Reactive lymph node; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; GALACTOSE; PALMITIC ACID; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031405621     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199708000-00002     Document Type: Article

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