Imaging of peripheral cholangiocarcinoma with low-mechanical index contrast-enhanced sonography and SonoVue: Initial experience

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-33

  Xu, Hui Xiong ^a   Lu, Ming De ^a   Liu, Guang Jian ^a   Xie, Xiao Yan ^a   Xu, Zuo Feng ^a   Zheng, Yan Ling ^a   Liang, Jin Yu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Liver; Low mechanical index; Peripheral cholangiocarcinoma; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TISSUE;

LIVER; LOW MECHANICAL INDEX; PERIPHERAL CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; SONOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 30144445469     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.1.23     Document Type: Article

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