Contrast-enhanced agent detection imaging: Early experience in hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-84

  Wen, Yan Ling ^a,b   Kudo, Masatoshi ^a   Minami, Yasunori ^a   Chung, Hobyung ^a   Suetomi, Yoichiro ^a   Onda, Hirokazu ^a   Kitano, Masayuki ^a   Kawasaki, Toshihiko ^a   Maekawa, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Doppler imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Ultrasound; Wide band color

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0042864523     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02481367     Document Type: Article

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