Imaging of hepatic infections

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-278

  Benedetti, Nancy J ^a   Desser, Terry S ^a,b   Brooke Jeffrey, R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Computed tomography; Hepatic; Imaging; Infection; Liver; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CHLOROQUINE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; ECHINOCANDIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; METRIFONATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; NITROIMIDAZOLE; OXAMNIQUINE; PAROMOMYCIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; VORICONAZOLE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONORCHIASIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER AMEBIASIS; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; OPISTHORCHIASIS; PARASITIC LIVER DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; HEPATITIS; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

HEPATITIS; HUMANS; LIVER; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 60549103315     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e31818e5981     Document Type: Review

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