Hepatocellular carcinoma treated with chemoembolization: Assessment with contrast-enhanced doppler ultrasonography

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 486-492

  Catalano, Orlando ^a,b   Esposito, Maria ^a   Lobianco, Roberto ^a   Cusati, Bianca ^a   Altei, Francesco ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a Ospedale S Maria delle Grazie   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography, contrast agents; HCC, chemoembolization; Iodized oil CT; Liver, hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIZED OIL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032808404     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002709900437     Document Type: Article

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