Evaluation of the hemodynamic status of focal hepatic lesions 20 mm or less in diameter by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography using Sonazoid

Intervirology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Shiozawa, Kazue ^a   Watanabe, Manabu ^a   Sumino, Yasukiyo ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Dynamic computed tomography; Focal hepatic lesions, hemodynamics; Hepatic lesions 20 mm, hemodynamic status; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Kupffer imaging; Sonazoid; Time intensity curve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PERFLUBUTANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 67649183244     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226215     Document Type: Article

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