Characterization of focal liver masses using acoustic radiation force impulse elastography

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-226

  Park, Hana ^a   Park, Jun Yong ^b   Kim, Do Young ^b   Ahn, Sang Hoon ^b   Chon, Chae Yoon ^b   Han, Kwang Hyub ^b   Kim, Seung Up ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force impulse; Cholangiocellular carcinoma; Focal liver mass; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Hemangioma; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver metastasis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CANCER; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RIGIDITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 84873646913     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.219     Document Type: Article

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