Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen: Sonographic finding

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 308-311

  Gutzeit, Andreas ^a   Stuckmann, Gerhard ^a   Dommann Scherrer, Corina ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Contrast agent; Spleen; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SCLEROSING ANGIOMATOID NODULAR TRANSFORMATION; SPLEEN TUMOR; VASCULAR TUMOR;

AGED; ANGIOMATOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 66749143581     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20549     Document Type: Article

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