Value of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound for cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A report of 20 cases

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 4005-4010

  Lu, Qiang ^a   Luo, Yan ^a   Yuan, Chao Xin ^a   Zeng, Yong ^a   Wu, Hong ^a   Lei, Zheng ^a   Zhong, Yao ^a   Fan, Yu Ting ^a   Wang, Hong Hao ^a   Luo, Yang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatectomy; Intraoperative ultrasound; Liver neoplasms; Microbubble contrast agent

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; IOPROMIDE; SONOVUE; CONTRAST AGENT BR1; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 53449086303     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4005     Document Type: Article

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