Phase-inversion tissue harmonic imaging compared to fundamental B-mode ultrasound in the evaluation of the pathology of large and small bowel

European Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2021-2030

  Schmidt, T ^a   Hohl, C ^a   Haage, P ^a   Honnef, D ^a   Mahnken, A H ^a   Krombach, G ^a   Piroth, W ^a   Gunther R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Harmonic study; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestines; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; PHASE INVERSION HARMONIC IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEOCECAL VALVE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 24044456335     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2749-2     Document Type: Article

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