Diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography compared to magnetic resonance imaging in siderosis of the spleen

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 543-547

  Chan, Y L ^a   Yang, W T ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a   Lee, Y T ^a   Chung, S S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gamna Gandy bodies; Portal hypertension; Siderosis; Spleen

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GRADIENT RECALLED ECHO TECHNIQUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SIDEROSIS; SPLEEN DISEASE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033775827     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2000.19.8.543     Document Type: Article

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