Volume Contrast Imaging: A New Approach to Identify Fetal Thoracic Structures

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-408

  Ruano, Rodrigo ^a   Benachi, Alexandra ^a   Aubry, Marie Cecile ^a   Dumez, Yves ^a   Dommergues, Marc ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

3 dimensional ultrasonography; Congenital adenomatoid lung malformation; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Congenital pulmonary sequestration; Ultrasonography; Volume contrast imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

LUNGS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL LUNG DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS LUNG; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG MALFORMATION; LUNG SEQUESTRATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THYMUS; VOLUME CONTRAST IMAGING;

EID: 1542347898     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.3.403     Document Type: Article

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