Vascularization of malignant and benign skin tumours measured by D-galactose-based signal-enhanced colour Doppler sonography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 294-301

  Schröder, Ralf Jürgen ^a   Maurer J ^a   Zlowodski, M ^a   Hidajat, N ^a   Schlums, D ^a   Weber, S ^b   Felix, R ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Skin tumours, colour Doppler sonography; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GALACTOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0035324575     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2001.042003294.x     Document Type: Article

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