Detection and characterization of focal liver lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in patients with hepatitis C-induced liver cirrhosis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Rahbin, N ^a   Siosteen A K ^a   Elvin, A ^a   Blomqvist, L ^a   Hagen, K ^a   Hultcrantz, R ^a   Aleman, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; infection; liver; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CIRRHOSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC DECISIONS; FOCAL LIVER LESIONS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; INFECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALIGNANT LESION; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

COMPUTER VIRUSES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIRUSES;

FOCUSING;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 42449138357     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701813831     Document Type: Article

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