Potential use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the detection of metastatic superficial lymph nodes in melanoma patients

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-71

  Rubaltelli, L ^a   Beltrame, V ^a   Scagliori, E ^b   Bezzon, E ^b   Frigo, A C ^a   Rastrelli, M ^b   Stramare, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

lymphatic; melanoma; metastases; microbubbles; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN TUMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84893819693     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335857     Document Type: Article

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