Evaluation of renal masses with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Initial experience

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 897-906

  Gerst, Scott ^a   Hann, Lucy E ^a   Li, Duan ^a   Gonen, Mithat ^a   Tickoo, Satish ^a   Sohn, Michael J ^a   Russo, Paul ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell carcinoma; IV contrast medium; Kidney; Microbubbles; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; ONCOCYTOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 80053231221     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.6330     Document Type: Article

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