Contrast harmonic imaging of the normal canine spleen

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 451-456

  Ohlerth, Stefanie ^a   Rüefli, Eva ^a   Poirier, Valerie ^a   Roos, Malgorzata ^b   Kaser Hotz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contrast harmonic ultrasound; Dog; Perfusion; Spleen

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPLEEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548230978     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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