The Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Biphasic Contrast enhanced Helical CT Scan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-127

  Yaqoob, J ^a   Bari, V ^a   Usman, M U ^a   Munir, K ^a   Mosharaf, F ^a   Akhtar, W ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1942534198     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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