Sonographic Appearances in Cysticercosis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-427

  Vijayaraghavan, S Boopathy ^a,b  

^a Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Intramuscular; Liver; Mesentery; Retroperitoneum; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PATIENT MONITORING; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

LINEAR ARRAYS; SONOGRAPHY;

MEDICINE;

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTICERCOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MESENTERY DISEASE; RETROPERITONEUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYMPTOM; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 1542317777     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.3.423     Document Type: Article

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