Vascular flow patterns of hepatic tumors in contrast-enhanced 3-dimensional fusion ultrasonography using plane shift and opacity control modes

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Ohto, Masao ^a   Kato, Hirotoshi ^a   Tsujii, Hirohiko ^a   Maruyama, Hitoshi ^b   Matsutani, Shoichi ^b   Yamagata, Hitoshi ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 dimensional fusion ultrasonography; Contrast enhancement; Hepatic tumor; Opacity control mode; Plane shift mode; Vascular flow pattern

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPACITY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

HEPATIC TUMORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASCULAR FLOW PATTERNS;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 11144259428     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.1.49     Document Type: Article

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