Evaluation of the vascular pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma with dynamic computed tomography and its use in identifying optimal temporal windows for helical computed tomography

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-35

  Pacella, C M ^a   Bizzarri, G ^a   Anelli, V ^a   Valle, D ^a   Fabbrini, R ^a   Bianchini, A ^a   Fenderico, P ^a   Rossi, Z ^a  

^a REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic CT; Helical CT; Liver neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IOHEXOL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031608824     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050332     Document Type: Article

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