Contrast-enhanced harmonic ultrasonography for the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness: A preliminary study

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-83

  Zhu, Yunkai ^a   Chen, Yaqing ^a   Jiang, Jun ^a   Wang, Ren ^b   Zhou, Yongchang ^b   Zhang, Huizhen ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Gleason score; Prostate neoplasms; Transrectal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 76049106360     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.75     Document Type: Article

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