Characterization by biopsy or CEUS of liver lesions guided by image fusion between ultrasonography and CT, PET/CT or MRI

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-197

  Ewertsen, C ^a   Henriksen, B M ^a   Torp Pedersen, S ^b   Bachmann Nielsen, M ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

abdomen; interventional procedures; technology assessment; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENMARK; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DENMARK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79953788057     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245921     Document Type: Article

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