Focal hepatic lesions: Evaluation with contrast-enhanced gray-scale harmonic US

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Jang, Hyun Jung ^a,b   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Lee, Won Jae ^a   Kim, Seong Hyun ^a   Kim, Min Ju ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a   Lee, Soon Jin ^a   Lim, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms, US; Ultrasound (US), contrast media; Ultrasound, harmonic study; Ultrasound, technology

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INJECTION SITE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULARIZATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0141974311     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2003.4.2.91     Document Type: Article

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