Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: Contrast-enhanced sonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 177-181

  Wang, Yang ^a   Yu, Xiaoling ^a   Tang, Jie ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Liu, Liping ^a   Gao, Yongyan ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Liver; Solitary necrotic nodule

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERFUSION; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; VASCULAR LESION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 34248583614     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20342     Document Type: Article

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