The current role of abdominal ultrasound in the clinical management of patients with AIDS

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-33

  Brunetti, Enrico ^a   Brigada, R ^a   Poletti, F ^a   Maiocchi, L ^a   Garlaschelli, A L ^a   Gulizia, R ^a   Filice, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Clinical management; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ASCITES; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PANCREAS DISEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; SPLENOMEGALY; ULTRASOUND; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ABDOMEN; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644747312     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858649     Document Type: Review

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