Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings in a brucellar hepatic abscess

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1511-1515

  Meloni, Maria Franca ^a   Andreano, Anita ^b   Laeseke, Paul F ^c   Lee Jr , Fred T ^c   Sironi, Sandro ^b   Filice, Carlo ^d   Ferraioli, Giovanna ^d  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SONOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST-ENHANCED; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; RIFAMPICIN; SONOVUE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLAR HEPATIC ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIARRHEA; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS;

EID: 54149093321     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1511     Document Type: Article

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