Splenic hamartoma: Presentation on contrast-enhanced sonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 425-428

  Chou, Yi Hong ^a   Chiou, Hong Jen ^a   Tiu, Chui Mei ^a   Chiou, See Ying ^a   Hsia, Cheng Yuan ^a   Tsay, Shyh Haw ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Hamartoma; Microbubble contrast agent; Spleen; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; METASTASIS; RARE DISEASE; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC HAMARTOMA;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 4644342116     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20061     Document Type: Article

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