Second-generation sonographic contrast agent for differential diagnosis of perisplenic lesions

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 621-626

  Görg, Christian ^a   Bert, Tillmann ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal imaging; Cancer; Contrast media; Spleen

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE; CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENTALOMA; INSULINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CANCER; SYNCOPE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; MICROBUBBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENIC DISEASES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33645822955     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1900     Document Type: Article

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