The lollipop sign: A new cross-sectional sign of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 460-464

  Alomari, Ahmad I ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Liver neoplasms

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOLOGY;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA, EPITHELIOID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748072785     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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