Diagnostic sensitivity of imaging modalities for hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 2 cm

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 4187-4192

  Mita, Keiji ^a   Kim, Soo Ryang ^a   Kudo, Masatoshi ^b   Imoto, Susumu ^a   Nakajima, Taisuke ^a   Ando, Kenji ^a   Fukuda, Katsumi ^a   Matsuoka, Toshiyuki ^c   Maekawa, Yoko ^d   Hayashi, Yoshitake ^e  

^a KOBE ASAHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d HYOGO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^e KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography arterioportal angiography; Contrast enhanced computed tomography; Diagnostic sensitivity; Gd EOB DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 2 cm: Sonazoid contrast enhanced ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; ETHOXY BENZYL DIETHYLENETRIAMINE PENTAACETIC ACID GD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956585024     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4187     Document Type: Article

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