Early experience in the use of Levovist ultrasound contrast in the evaluation of liver masses

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-31

  Plew, J ^a   Sanki, J ^a   Young, N ^a   Gruenewald, S ^a   Dwyer, R ^a   Brancatisano, R ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Levovist; Liver mass lesion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PORTOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034068479     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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