Innovations in contrast enhanced high resolution ultrasound improve sonographic imaging of the intestine

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 45, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 207-215

  Girlich, C ^a   Schacherer, D ^a   Lamby, P ^b   Scherer, M N ^b   Schreyer, A G ^b   Jung, E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; SIGMOID; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MICROCIRCULATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957271143     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2010-1299     Document Type: Article

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