Ultrasound contrast agents in genitourinary imaging

Ultrasound Clinics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-506

  Harvey, Chris J ^a   Sidhu, Paul S ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kidney; Microbubbles; Renal imaging; Ultrasound; Ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY INFARCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUMOR; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; MICROBUBBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 78549285287     PISSN: 1556858X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cult.2010.08.005     Document Type: Review

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