Focal nodular hypeplasia in normal and fatty liver: A quantitative and quantitative evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 583-591

  Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo ^a,d   Midiri, Massimo ^a   Scialpi, Michele ^b   Sciarrino, Elio ^c   Galia, Massimo ^a   Lagalla, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Santissima Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^c VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Fatty liver; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Liver; Liver neoplasms; Pulse inversion imaging; Signal intensity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SHU 508; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LIVER; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 1842555334     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2089-z     Document Type: Article

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