Tumor vascularization in experimental melanomas: Correlation between unenhanced and contrast enhanced power doppler imaging and histological grading

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 761-771

  Schroeder, Ralf Juergen ^a   Hauff, Peter ^b   Bartels, Thomas ^c   Vogel, Kerstin ^a   Jeschke, Jens ^b   Hidajat, Nico ^a   Maeurer, Juergen ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c SANOFI AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Contrast agent; Malignant melanoma; Power Doppler; Tumor vascularization

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SONOCHEMISTRY; TUMORS;

ANGIONEOGENESIS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GALACTOSE; SHU 508;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CANCER GRAFT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NECROSIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; POLYSACCHARIDES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0034989697     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00363-5     Document Type: Article

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