Incidental liver lesions: Diagnostic value of cadence contrast pulse sequencing (CPS) and SonoVue

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue ISSUENR. 8, 2004, Pages

  Bleuzen, A ^a   Tranquart, F ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Focal lesions; Liver; Microbubbles; Non linear imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE; CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CYST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYST; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MICROBUBBLE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOFTWARE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 15844379498     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-004-0079-0     Document Type: Article

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