Quantification of enhancement in contrast ultrasound: A tool for monitoring of therapies in liver metastases

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Krix, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Perfusion; Quantification; Sono Vue; Sonography; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; SONOVUE;

ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER METASTASIS; MICROVASCULATURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 33644592356     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: 16133757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-005-0172-z     Document Type: Article

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