Imaging of liver metastases with contrast-specific low-MI real-time ultrasound and SonoVue

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages

  Albrecht, T ^a   Oldenburg, A ^a   Hohmann, J ^a   Skrok, J ^a   Hoffmann, C W ^a   Schettler, S ^a   Wolf, K J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; SONOVUE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PORTAL VEIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 0346656697     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-0012-2     Document Type: Article

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