Incidentally detected splenic lesions in ultrasound: Does contrast-enhanced ultrasonography improve the differentiation of benign hemangioma/hamartoma from malignant lesions?

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 582-592

  Stang, A ^a   Keles, H ^b   Hentschke, S ^b   Von Seydewitz, C U ^b   Dahlke, J ^b   Habermann, C ^c   Wessling, J ^d  

^a ASKLEPIOS HOSPITAL BARMBEK   (Germany)

^b ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ALTONA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

hemangioma; lymphoma; microbubbles; spleen; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN TUMOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655201492     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1282034     Document Type: Article

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