Color Doppler velocity profile and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in assessment of liver cirrhosis

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Lin, Li Wu ^a   Duan, Xue Jun ^a   Wang, Xiao Yan ^a   Xue, En Sheng ^a   He, Yi Mi ^a   Gao, Shang Da ^a   Yu, Li Yun ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Hemodynamic phenomena; Liver cirrhosis; Portal vein

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PORTAL VEIN; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 39049093147     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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