Color and power doppler ultrasonography for characterization of splenic masses in dogs

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 586-590

  Sharpley, Jenelle L ^a   Marolf, Angela J ^a   Reichle, Jean K ^b   Bachand, Annette M ^a   Randall, Elissa K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Animal Surgical and Emergency Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Spleen; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84866145392     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2012.01952.x     Document Type: Article

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