Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of hepatocellular carcinoma: Correlation between enhancement pattern and cellular differentiation on histopathlogy

Updates in Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 247-255

  Loria, F ^a   Loria, G ^a   Basile, S ^a   Crea, G ^a   Randazzo, D ^b   Frosina, L ^b  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Edmondson grading system; Hepatic biopsy; Hyperechoic hepatic lesion; Hypoechoic hepatic lesion

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874411976     PISSN: 2038131X     EISSN: 20383312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13304-012-0179-7     Document Type: Article

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