Contrast enhanced sonography of the gallbladder: A tool in the diagnosis of cholecystitis?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Adamietz, Boris ^a   Wenkel, Evelyn ^a   Uder, Michael ^a   Meyer, Thomas ^a   Schneider, Ignaz ^a   Dimmler, Arno ^a   Bautz, Werner ^a   Janka, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholecystitis; Contrast media; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTRAST ENHANCED SONOGRAPHY (CES); ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

SONOVUE;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846231451     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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