Enhancement patterns of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Comparison between contrast-enhanced ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 971, 2008, Pages 881-889

  Chen, L D ^a   Xu, Hui Xiong ^a   Xie, X Y ^a   Lu, M D ^a   Xu, Z F ^a   Liu, G J ^a   Liang, J Y ^a   Lin, M X ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 55249119763     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22318475     Document Type: Article

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