Characterization of renal cell carcinoma using agent detection imaging: Comparison with gray-scale US

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Byung, Kwan Park ^a,c   Kim, Seung Hyup ^a,b   Hyuck, Jae Choi ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Ultrasound (US)

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744451809     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2005.6.3.173     Document Type: Article

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