Characterization of canine focal liver lesions with contrast-enhanced ultrasound using a novel contrast agent - Sonazoid

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-194

  Kanemoto, Hideyuki ^a   Ohno, Koichi ^a   Nakashima, Ko ^a   Takahashi, Masashi ^a   Fujino, Yasuhito ^a   Nishimura, Ryohei ^a   Tsujimoto, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine focal liver lesions; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Sonazoid

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FERRIC ION; IRON; NYCOMED; OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRON; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; OXIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 61449122048     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01515.x     Document Type: Article

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