Ultrasound imaging of liver metastases in the delayed parenchymal phase following administration of Sonazoid™ using a destructive mode technique (Agent Detection Imaging™)

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1112-1120

  Edey, A J ^a   Ryan, S M ^a   Beese, R C ^a   Gordon, P ^b   Sidhu, P S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERFLUBUTANE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IRON; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 50949134163     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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