Microcirculation and perfusion with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in Crohn's disease: First results with linear contrast harmonic imaging (CHI)

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-155

  Schreyer, A G ^a   Finkenzeller, T ^a   Gossmann H ^a   Daneschnejad, M ^a   Muller Wille R ^a   Schacherer, D ^a   Zuber Jerger, I ^a   Strauch, U ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Jung, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Crohn's disease; MRI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; ILEITIS; INTESTINE PERFUSION; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 57049102399     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2008-1125     Document Type: Article

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