Usefulness of contrast-enhanced wide-band Doppler ultrasonograpy to diagnose alveolar echinococcosis of the liver and evaluate the effect of the treatment

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-311

  Suzuki, Yasuaki ^a   Fujimoto, Yoshinori ^a   Hosoki, Yayoi ^a   Suzuki, Masako ^a   Inoue, Mitsutaka ^a   Sakurai, Shinobu ^a   Ohtake, Takaaki ^a   Ohhira, Masumi ^a   Saito, Hiroyuki ^a   Kohgo, Yutaka ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Echinococcosis; Liver; US Doppler

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALVEOLAR ECHINOCOCCOSIS; LIVER;

RADIOLOGY;

ALBENDAZOLE; IOPAMIDOL; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCED DYNAMIC FLOW; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PERFUSION; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10744228757     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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