Role of low-mechanical index CEUS in the differentiation between low and high grade bladder carcinoma: A pilot study

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-595

  Drudi, F M ^a   Cantisani, V ^a   Liberatore, M ^a   Iori, F ^a   Erturk, S M ^b   Cristini, C ^a   Di Pierro, G ^a   Dambrosio, U ^a   Malpassini, F ^a   De Felice, C ^a   Di Leo, N ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sisli Etfal Hospital Istanbul   (Italy)

Author keywords

bladder; CEUS; tumor; ultrasound; urinary

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLADDER; BLADDER TUMOR; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78649360719     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245397     Document Type: Article

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