Comparison between preoperative quantitative assessment of bowel wall vascularization by contrast-enhanced ultrasound and operative macroscopic findings and results of histopathological scoring in crohn's disease

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-159

  Girlich, C ^a   Jung, E M ^a   Huber, E ^a   Ott, C ^a   Iesalnieks, I ^a   Schreyer, A ^a   Schacherer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

abdomen; inflammation; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROHN DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953255877     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245398     Document Type: Article

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