The application of ultrasound contrast agents in the characterization of renal tumors

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 316-322

  Siracusano, Salvatore ^a   Quaia, Emilio ^a   Bertolotto, Michele ^a   Ciciliato, Stefano ^a   Tiberio, Anna ^a   Belgrano, Emanuele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulse inversion imaging; Renal angiomyolipoma; Renal cell carcinoma; Renal masses; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY ADENOMA; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 13644249770     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-004-0410-3     Document Type: Article

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