Contrast harmonic imaging of canine hepatic tumors

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-438

  Kutara, Kenji ^a   Asano, Kazushi ^a   Kito, Ayako ^a   Teshima, Kenji ^a   Kato, Yuka ^a   Sasaki, Yukie ^a   Edamura, Kazuya ^a   Shibuya, Hisashi ^a   Sato, Tsuneo ^a   Hasegawa, Atsuhiko ^a   Tanaka, Shigeo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Contrast harmonic imaging; Hemangiosarcoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Levovist

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

ANGIOSARCOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33744975863     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.433     Document Type: Article

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