Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in Crohn's disease;Utilità del mezzo di contrasto nel monitoraggio ecografico dei pazienti affetti da morbo di Crohn

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 539-550

  De Pascale, A ^a   Garofalo, G ^a   Perna, M ^a   Priola, S ^a   Fava, C ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Crohn's disease; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE WALL; LABORATORY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT MONITORING; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ACUTE DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ILEUM DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33745883267     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-006-0049-9     Document Type: Article

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