Improved imaging of liver metastases with stimulated acoustic emission in the late phase of enhancement with the US contrast agent SH U 508A: Early experience

Radiology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 409-416

  Blomley, Martin J K ^a   Albrecht, Thomas ^a,c   Cosgrove, David O ^a   Patel, Nayna ^a   Jayaram, Vijay ^a   Butler Barnes, Jenny ^a   Eckersley, Robert J ^a   Bauer, Albrecht ^b   Schlief, Reinhard ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms, metastases; Liver neoplasms, US; Ultrasound (US), contrast media; Ultrasound (US), Doppler studies; Ultrasound (US), technology

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032948352     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.210.2.r99fe47409     Document Type: Article

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