Transient hepatic echogenicity difference on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: Sonographic sign and pitfall

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-345

  Catalano, Orlando ^a,b   Sandomenico, Fabio ^a   Nunziata, Antonio ^b   Raso, Mauro Mattace ^a   Vallone, Paolo ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 1 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasonography, liver; Liver, focal lesions; Liver, perfusion; Liver, vascular abnormalities

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FOCAL LESIONS; PERFUSION; VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

IOMEPROL; SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33847644497     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.3.337     Document Type: Article

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