The added value of real-time harmonics contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography for the characterisation of pancreatic diseases in routine practice

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Seicean, Andrada ^a   Badea, Radu ^a   Stan Iuga, Roxana ^a   Gulei, Iulia ^a   Pop, Teodora ^a   Pascu, Oliviu ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Contrast; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Enhanced; Harmonics; Pancreatic tumors

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; PERFLUBUTANE; SHU 508; SONOVUE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; MICROBUBBLE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 77951191617     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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