Evaluation of shearwave elastography for the characterisation of focal liver lesions on ultrasound

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1138-1149

  Guibal, Aymeric ^a   Boularan, Camille ^a   Bruce, Matthew ^a,b   Vallin, Mélanie ^a   Pilleul, Frank ^a   Walter, Thomas ^a   Scoazec, Jean Yves ^a   Boublay, Nawele ^a   Dumortier, Jérôme ^a   Lefort, Thibaut ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SUPERSONIC IMAGINE   (France)

Author keywords

Elastography; Focal liver lesion; Shearwave elastography; Stiffness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEARWAVE ELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878214024     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2692-y     Document Type: Article

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