Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant focal liver lesions

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 703-705

  Xu, Jinfeng ^a,b   Wu, Ying ^b   Dong, Fajin ^b   Xiong, Yi ^b   Peng, Qihui ^b   Xie, Mingxing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnosis; Focal liver lesion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 38849095918     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-007-0622-z     Document Type: Article

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