Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in decision support for diagnosis and treatment of hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Lu, Qiang ^a   Zhong, Xiao Fei ^a   Huang, Zi Xing ^a   Yu, Bo Yang ^a   Ma, Bu Yun ^a   Ling, Wen Wu ^a   Wu, Hong ^a   Yang, Jia Ying ^a   Luo, Yan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiography; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Hepatic artery thrombosis; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84856958118     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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