Intrahepatic peripheral cholangiocarcinoma (IPCC): Comparison between perfusion ultrasound and CT imaging;Il colangiocarcinoma intra-epatico periferico (IPCC): Confronto tra studio perfusionale ecografico e TC

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-86

  D'Onofrio, M ^a   Vecchiato, F ^a   Cantisani, V ^b   Barbi, E ^c   Passamonti, M ^d   Ricci, P ^b   Malago R ^a   Faccioli, N ^a   Zamboni, G ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Radiologia   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary ducts; Cholangiocarcinoma; Microbubbles; Multislice CT; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOHEXOL; LIVER; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40749111072     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0225-1     Document Type: Article

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