Contrast harmonic ultrasound of spontaneous liver nodules in 32 dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 547-553

  O'Brien, R T ^a,b   Iani, M ^a   Matheson, J ^a   Delaney, F ^a   Young, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Michigan Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Dog; Liver; Nodules; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACCURACY; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOG; IMAGING; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HYPERPLASIA; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SARCOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WISCONSIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 11244288441     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04094.x     Document Type: Review

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