Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound with low mechanical index: A new technique

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1219-1223

  Dietrich, Christoph F ^a   Ignee, A ^a   Frey, H ^b  

^a CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b HITACHI Medical Systems Europe Holding AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endosonography; Pancreas; Portal vein thrombosis; Sonovue ; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PANCREAS; PORTAL VEIN; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 28344434100     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858662     Document Type: Article

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