Liver vascular transit time analyzed with dynamic hepatic venography with bolus injections of an US contrast agent: Early experience in seven patients with metastases

Radiology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 862-866

  Blomley, Martin J K ^a   Albrecht, Thomas ^b   Cosgrove, David O ^a   Jayaram, Vijay ^a   Eckersley, Robert J ^a   Patel, Nayna ^a   Taylor Robinson, Simon ^a   Bauer, Albrecht ^c   Schlief, Reinhard ^c  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatic veins, US; Liver neoplasms, US; Liver, blood supply; Liver, US; Ultrasound (US), contrast media

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIVER ANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031648094     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.3.9844688     Document Type: Article

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