Multiple-phase helical CT of small hepatocellular carcinoma: Technique optimization and diagnostic yield;Tomografia computerizzata spirale multifasica del piccolo epatocarcinoma: Ottimizzazione metodologica e interesse diagnostico

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 53-64

  Catalano, Orlando ^a,c   Cusati, Bianca ^a   Sandomenico, Fabio ^a   Nunziata, Antonio ^b   Lobianco, Robero ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a ASL NA 2   (Italy)

^b ASL NA 1   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033163808     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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