Indeterminate, subcentimetric focal liver lesions in cancer patients: Additional role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-288

  Laghi, F ^a   Catalano, O ^b   Maresca, M ^a   Sandomenico, F ^b   Siani, A ^b  

^a Department of Radiology   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; CT; Microbubbles; Tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOMEPROL; IOPAMIDOL; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 77953103336     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245383     Document Type: Article

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