Correlation between the echogenicity of dysplastic nodules and their histopathologically determined fat content

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-334

  Kim, Min Ju ^a   Lim, Jae Hoon ^a,b   Lee, Soon Jin ^a   Kim, Seung Hoon ^a   Lee, Won Jae ^a   Lim, Hyo Keun ^a   Park, Jong Min ^a   Park, Cheol Keun ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Liver, cirrhosis; Liver, neoplasm; Liver, nodules; Sonography

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

DYSPLASTIC NODULES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT CONTENT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0037502272     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.4.327     Document Type: Article

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