Contrast-enhanced power doppler US in the characterization of renal masses;Power doppler con mezzo di contrasto nella caratterizzazione delle masse renali

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 168-174

  Ascenti, Giorgio ^a   Zimbaro, Giovanni ^a   Mazziotti, Silvio ^a,b   Visalli, Carmela ^a   Racchiusa, Santi ^a   Vinci, Sergio ^a   Scribano, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced power Doppler; Kidney; US Renal US

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CHILD; CYST; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOLIPOMA; CARCINOMA; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0034277771     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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