Ultrasound of focal liver masses

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-169

  Tchelepi, Hisham ^a   Ralls, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Color Doppler; Couinaud's segment liver anatomy; Doppler; Hepatic artery; Hepatic veins; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Intra operative ultrasound; Metastases; Portal veins; Simple liver; Sonogram; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER SURGERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOMA; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; LIVER VEIN; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 6344233067     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-200412000-00002     Document Type: Review

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