Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis: Hypoechoic Appearance on Sonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1387-1390

  Fernando, Rashika A ^a   Somers, Suchitra ^a   Edmonson, Robert D ^a   Sidhu, Paul S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; HISTOLOGY;

FAT NECROSIS; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THIGH;

EID: 0347381176     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.12.1387     Document Type: Article

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