Current status of ultrasound imaging in prostate cancer

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-194

  Seitz, M ^a   Strittmatter, F ^a   Roosen, A ^a   Tilki, D ^a   Gratzke, C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Elasticity imaging techniques; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; PROSTATE TUMOR; REVIEW;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 79952052386     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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