Pyogenic hepatic abscesses: Distinctive features from hypovascular hepatic malignancies on contrast-enhanced ultrasound with SH U 508A; Early experience

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 725-733

  Kim, Kyoung Won ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^b,d   Park, Seong Ho ^a   Kim, Ah Young ^a   Koh, Young Hwan ^c   Lee, Hyun Ju ^b   Han, Joon Koo ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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

^c Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Liver abscess; Liver US; Ultrasound (US) contrast media; Ultrasound (US) technology

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; TISSUE;

NECROTIC ACTIVITY; PYOGENIC HEPATIC ABSCESSES (PYHAS);

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3042517759     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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