Characterization of focal hepatic lesions in cirrhotic patients by Pulse Inversion Harmonic Imaging US contrast specific technique with Levovist;Caratterizzazione di lesioni focali epatiche in pazienti cirrotici mediante tecnica ecografica contrasto specifica Pulse Inversion Harmonic Imaging con mezzo di contrasto Levovist

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-294

  Quaia, Emilio ^a,b   Forgács, Balázs ^b   Calderan, Loretta ^a   Bertolotto, Michele ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Focal lesions; Liver; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; PALMITIC ACID; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER NODULE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; PULSE INVERSION HARMONIC IMAGING; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TISSUE REGENERATION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0036826577     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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