Improved US visualization of the pancreatic tail with simethicone, water, and patient rotation

Radiology

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 780-785

  Abu Yousef, M M ^a   El Zein, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media, comparative studies; Pancreas, US; Simethicone; Ultrasound (US), contrast media

Indexed keywords

SIMETHICONE; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TAIL; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0033677383     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.217.3.r00dc37780     Document Type: Article

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