Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of focal nodular hyperplasia: a matter of size

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2561-2571

  Bertin, Caroline ^a   Egels, Sophie ^b   Wagner, Mathilde ^b,c   Huynh Charlier, Isabelle ^b   Vilgrain, Valérie ^a,c   Lucidarme, Olivier ^b,d  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Focal nodular hyperplasia; MRI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STEATOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919933506     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3280-0     Document Type: Article

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