Contrast enhanced CT-scan to diagnose intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1188-1193

  Iavarone, Massimo ^a   Piscaglia, Fabio ^b   Vavassori, Sara ^a   Galassi, Marzia ^b   Sangiovanni, Angelo ^a   Venerandi, Laura ^b   Forzenigo, Laura Virginia ^c   Golfieri, Rita ^b   Bolondi, Luigi ^b   Colombo, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Cirrhosis; CT scan; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; AGED; BILE DUCT TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC USE; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84877921432     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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