Low Mechanical Index Contrast-Enhanced Sonographic Findings of Pyogenic Hepatic Abscesses

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 447-450

  Catalano, Orlando ^a   Sandomenico, Fabio ^a   Raso, Mauro Mattace ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a S Maria delle Grazie Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER ABSCESS; LOW MECHANICAL INDEX ECHOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642528040     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.2.1820447     Document Type: Article

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