Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for complex cystic focal liver lesions: Blinded reader study

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 358-369

  Lin, Man Xia ^a   Xu, Hui Xiong ^a   Lu, Ming De ^a   Xie, Xiao Yan ^a   Chen, Li Da ^a   Xu, Zuo Feng ^a   Liu, Guang Jian ^a   Xie, Xiao Hua ^a   Liang, Jin Yu ^a   Wang, Zhu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complex cystic focal liver lesion; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnostic performance; Interobserver agreement; Receiver operating characteristic analysis

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CYST; LIVER EXAMINATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 59249090682     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1166-8     Document Type: Article

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