Comparison of contrast-enhanced power Doppler ultrasound (Levovist) and computed tomography in alveolar echinococcosis

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-290

  Kratzer, W ^a   Reuter, S ^a   Hirschbuehl, K ^a   Ehrhardt, A R ^a   Mason, R A ^a   Haenle, M M ^a   Kern, P ^a   Gabelmann, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Computed tomography; Contrast enhancer Levovist; Liver lesion; Power Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER INJURY; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 21244476049     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-004-0263-7     Document Type: Article

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