Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Emerging modality for liver lesion characterization

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1465-1466

  Ong, Yang Yi ^b   Gibson, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EDITORIAL; FATTY LIVER; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROBUBBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 53349120541     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05566.x     Document Type: Editorial

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