Elastographic evaluation of the temporal formation of ethanol-induced hepatic lesions: Preliminary in vitro results

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1191-1199

  Shao, Jinhua ^a   Bai, Jing ^a   Cui, Ligang ^b   Wang, Jinrui ^b   Fu, Yifei ^a   Liu, Ke ^a   Feng, Shunyou ^c  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Zunhua People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Elastography; Ethanol diffusion; Hepatic lesion; Temporal formation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ETHANOL; MEDICAL IMAGING;

ELASTOGRAPHY; ETHANOL DIFFUSION; ETHANOL-INDUCED HEPATIC LESIONS; HEPATIC LESION; TEMPORAL FORMATION;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SWINE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 36649028296     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.9.1191     Document Type: Article

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