Regression of nodular liver lesions in Wilson's disease

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 624-627

  Kozic, D ^b   Svetel, M ^b   Petrovic, I ^b   Sener, R N ^a   Kostic, V S ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Department of Radiology ^*

Author keywords

Abdominal imaging; Liver nodules; Long term follow up; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

ABDOMINAL IMAGING; LIVER NODULES; LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP; WILSON'S DISEASE (WD);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

CHELATING AGENT; PENICILLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; CHELATING AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENICILLAMINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748479020     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600702176     Document Type: Article

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