Open AccessContrast-Enhanced Tissue Harmonic Imaging versus Phase Inversion Harmonic Sonographic Imaging for the Delineation of Hepatocellular Carcinomas
Author(s) -
Masashi Kono,
Yasunori Minami,
Mina Iwanishi,
Tomohiro Minami,
Hirokazu Chishina,
Tadaaki Arizumi,
Yoriaki Komeda,
Toshiharu Sakurai,
Masahiro Takita,
Norihisa Yada,
Hiroshi Ida,
Satoru Hagiwara,
Kazuomi Ueshima,
Naoshi Nishida,
Masatoshi Kudo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1423-0232
pISSN - 0030-2414
DOI - 10.1159/000451014
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , lesion , nuclear medicine , echogenicity , radiology , ultrasound , pathology , gastroenterology
To compare contrast tissue harmonic imaging (THI) with low mechanical index (MI) and conventional contrast harmonic imaging (CHI) with respect to lesion visibility of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).