Contrast-enhanced sonography of the kidney

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-28

  Setola, S V ^a   Catalano, O ^a   Sandomenico, F ^a   Siani, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Kidney, abnormalities; Kidney, infection; Kidney, injury; Kidney, neoplasms; Microbubbles; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY INFARCTION; KIDNEY INFECTION; KIDNEY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; CARCINOMA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFARCTION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PYELONEPHRITIS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34248342710     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-006-9001-7     Document Type: Article

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