Economic assessment of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for evaluation of focal liver lesions: A multicentre Italian experience

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages

  Romanini, Laura ^a   Passamonti, Matteo ^b   Aiani, Luca ^c   Cabassa, Paolo ^d   Raieli, Giuseppina ^b   Montermini, Ilaria ^d   Martegani, Alberto ^c   Grazioli, Luigi ^a   Calliada, Fabrizio ^e  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Economic assessment; Focal liver lesions and characterization

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; LPHA 10; SONOVUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; ITALY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 40349115905     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: 16133757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-007-0234-5     Document Type: Article

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