Imaging features of hepatocellular carcinoma

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-156

  Yu, Simon C H ^a   Yeung, D T K ^a   So, N M C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angiography; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER ANGIOGRAPHY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0742289094     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00316-7     Document Type: Review

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