Contrast harmonic ultrasonographic appearance of focal space-occupying renal lesions

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 516-522

  Haers, Hendrik ^a   Vignoli, Massimo ^b   Paes, Geert ^a   Rossi, Federica ^b   Taeymans, Olivier ^c   Daminet, Sylvie ^a   Saunders, Jimmy H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Veterinary Clinic dell'Orologio   (Italy)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Focal lesions; Kidney; Small animals

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77956296569     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01690.x     Document Type: Article

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