The EFSUMB guidelines on the non-hepatic clinical applications of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS): A new dawn for the escalating use of this ubiquitous technique;EFSUMB-Richtlinien für nicht hepatische klinische Anwendungen der kontrastverstärkten Sonografie (CEUS): Anbruch einer neuen Ära mit zunehmender Anwendung dieser universellen Technik

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Sidhu, P S ^a   Choi, B I ^b   Nielsen, M B ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Rigshopitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856779734     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299141     Document Type: Editorial

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