Real-time contrast-enhanced and real-time virtual sonography in the assessment of benign liver lesions

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 475-478

  Sǎndulescu, Larisa ^a   Sǎftoiu, Adrian ^a   Dumitrescu, Daniela ^a   Ciurea, Tudorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Focal liver lesions; Hybrid imaging; Real time contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Real time virtual sonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN; SHU 508; SONOVUE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; B SCAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LUNG NODULE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REAL TIME VIRTUAL SONOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADENOMA, LIVER CELL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67149122048     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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