Nature of Doppler perfusion index changes in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1295-1300

  Kopljar, Mario ^a   Brkljačić, Boris ^a   Doko, Marko ^b   Horžić, Matija ^a  

^a University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasm; Doppler sonography; Liver metastases; Liver neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; STANDARDS; TUMORS;

DOPPLER PERFUSION INDEX; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEPATIC ARTERY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4644222431     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.10.1295     Document Type: Article

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