Undetermined focal liver lesions on gray-scale ultrasound in patients with fatty liver: Characterization with contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1511-1519

  Wang, Zhi Li ^a   Tang, Jie ^a   Weskott, Hance Peter ^b   Li, Jun Lai ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Luo, Yu Kun ^a   An, Li Chun ^a   Xu, Jian Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Siloah Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Fatty liver; Liver neoplasm; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR;

EID: 53349171793     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05435.x     Document Type: Article

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