Analysis of focal spared areas in fatty liver using color doppler imaging and contrast-enhanced microvessel display sonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-394

  Liu, Li Ping ^a   Dong, Bao Wei ^b   Yu, Xiao Ling ^b   Zhang, Da Kun ^b   Li, Xin ^b   Li, Hua ^b  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Fatty liver; Focal fatty sparing; Microvessel; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST AGENT; FOCAL FATTY SPARING (FFS); MICROVESSEL;

LIVER;

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOCAL FATTY SPARING; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER HILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 41149120719     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.3.387     Document Type: Article

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