Real-time, contrast-specific sonography imaging of acute splenic disorders: A pictorial review

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Catalano, Orlando ^a,b   Cusati, Bianca ^b   Nunziata, Antonio ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^b  

^a PSI Napoli EST ^*  (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Maria delle Grazie   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute disorders; Contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Infarct; Spleen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLEEN INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 4544265594     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-004-0343-6     Document Type: Review

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