Contrast-enhanced, wide-band harmonic gray scale imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma: Correlation with helical computed tomographic findings

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-98

  Numata, K ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Kiba, T ^a   Saito, S ^a   Ikeda, M ^a   Hara, K ^a   Tanaka, N ^a   Morimoto, M ^a   Iwase, S ^a   Sekihara, H ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced, wide band harmonic gray scale imaging; Helical computed tomography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Levovist

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035142538     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2001.20.2.89     Document Type: Article

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