Contrast enhanced ultrasound: Should it play a role in immediate evaluation of liver tumors following thermal ablation?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Meloni, Maria Franca ^a,b   Andreano, Anita ^a   Franza, Elvira ^a,b   Passamonti, Matteo ^c   Lazzaroni, Sergio ^d  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c AO Provincia di Lodi   (Italy)

^d MO A Locatelli ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Liver tumors; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOLOGIST; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864453128     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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