Ultrasound enhanced with sulphur-hexafluoride-filled microbubbles agent (SonoVue) in the follow-up of mild liver and spleen trauma;L'ecografia con mezzo di contrasto a base di microbolle di esafluoruro di zolfo (SonoVue) nel follow-up dei traumi epato-splenici minori

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 771-779

  Manetta, R ^a   Pistoia, M L ^a   Bultrini, C ^a   Stavroulis, E ^a   Di Cesare, E ^a   Masciocchi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Follow up; Liver; Spleen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; PATIENT MONITORING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN INJURY;

EID: 68149161803     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0406-6     Document Type: Article

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