Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Comments on AASLD guidelines

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 930-932

  Barreiros, Ana Paula ^a   Piscaglia, Fabio ^b   Dietrich, Christoph F ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST APPROVAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84866378689     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.04.018     Document Type: Letter

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