Ultrasound contrast media - Principles and clinical applications;Ultraschallkontrastmittel - Grundlagen und klinische anwendung

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-164

  Delorme, Stefan ^a   Krix, M ^b   Albrecht, T ^c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Bracco Altana Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Contrast agents; Physics; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BREAST DISEASE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LYMPH NODE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 32544455488     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858648     Document Type: Review

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