Multislice computed tomography versus contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluation of complex cystic renal masses using the Bosniak classification system

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 39, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 171-178

  Clevert, D A ^a   Minaifar, N ^a   Weckbach, S ^a   Jung, E M ^b   Stock, K ^c   Reiser, M ^a   Staehler, M ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bosniak classification; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL; SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; BOSNIAK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEPHRECTOMY; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 47849107081     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2008-1083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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