Open AccessPotential Value of Contrast-Enhanced Intraoperative Ultrasonography During Partial Hepatectomy for Metastases
Author(s) -
Edward Leen,
Piercarlo Ceccotti,
Susan Moug,
Paul M. Glen,
John MacQuarrie,
Wilson J. Angerson,
Thomas Albrecht,
Joachim Hohmann,
A. Oldenburg,
JP Ritz,
Paul G. Horgan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000197708.77063.07
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , ultrasound , stage (stratigraphy) , metastasis , ultrasonography , nuclear medicine , cancer , paleontology , biology
The aim of the study was to assess the clinical value of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound (CE-IOUS) as a novel tool in the hepatic staging of patients undergoing liver resection.