Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the detection and characterization of liver tumors

Cancer Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-103

  Jang, Hyun Jung ^a   Yu, Hojun ^a   Kim, Tae Kyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Liver neoplasms; Liver tumors; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METASTASIS; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; VASCULARIZATION; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 75349093058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14707330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2009.0015     Document Type: Review

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