Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the characterization of benign focal liver lesions: Activity-based cost analysis;Ecografia con mezzo di contrasto nella caratterizzazione delle lesioni focali epatiche benigne: Analisi dei costi

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 810-820

  Faccioli, N ^a   D'Onofrio, M ^a   Comai, A ^a   Cugini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign focal lesions; Computed tomography; Contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Cost analysis; Liver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER DISEASES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 36349009727     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0185-x     Document Type: Article

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