Development, advances and applications of diagnostic ultrasound in animals

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 408-420

  King, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advances; Equipment; Intervention; Ultrasound; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

A SCAN; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BREEDING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PULSE WAVE; SCREENING; SHEEP; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645953006     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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