Diagnostic features of real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound in focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-282

  Piscaglia, F ^a   Venturi, A ^a   Mancini, M ^a   Giangregorio, F ^b   Vidili, G ^a   Magnolfi, F ^c   Mirarchi, M ^a   Fornari, F ^b   Bolondi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^c St Donato Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnosis; Focal nodular hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953092777     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109852     Document Type: Article

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