Diagnostic efficacy of SonoVue®, a second generation contrast agent, in the assessment of extracranial carotid or peripheral arteries using colour and spectral Doppler ultrasound: A multicentre study

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 937, 2006, Pages 44-51

  Sidhu, P S ^a   Allan, P L ^b   Cattin, F ^c   Cosgrove, D O ^d   Davies, A H ^e   Do, D D ^f   Karakagil, S ^g   Langholz, J ^h   Legemate, D A ⁱ   Martegani, A ^j   Llull, J B ^k   Pezzoli, C ^l   Spinazzi, A ^k  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h Schwerpunktpraxis für Angiologie ^*  (Germany)

ⁱ ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k Bracco Research USA   (United States)

^l Bracco Imaging SpA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BR 1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MICROBUBBLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 31544478502     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/23954854     Document Type: Article

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