Can contrast-enhanced ultrasonography replace multidetector-computed tomography in the detection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-313

  Larsen, Lars Peter Skovgaard ^a   Rosenkilde, Mona ^a   Christensen, Henrik ^a   Bang, Niels ^a   Bolvig, Lars ^a   Christiansen, Thomas ^a   Laurberg, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Liver neoplasms; Metastases; Multidetector computer tomography; Rectal cancer; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

COLON CANCER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; METASTASES; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; RECTAL CANCER; ULTRASOUND CONTRAST AGENT;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649102307     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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