Analysis of intrahepatic vascular morphological changes of chronic liver disease for assessment of liver fibrosis stages by micro-flow imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Preliminary experience

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2749-2757

  Sugimoto, Katsutoshi ^a,b   Shiraishi, Junji ^b,c   Moriyasu, Fuminori ^a   Ichimura, Shigeki ^a   Metoki, Ryo ^a   Doi, Kunio ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Liver fibrosis; Micro flow imaging; Ultrasound; Vascular morphology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MICRO FLOW IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; PORTAL VEIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957862658     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1852-1     Document Type: Article

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