Open AccessEvaluation of quantitative contrast harmonic imaging to assess malignancy of liver tumors: A prospective controlled two-center study
Author(s) -
Eujene Jung,
DA Clevert,
AG Schreyer,
S Schmitt,
Janine Rennert,
R. Kubale,
Stefan Feuerbach,
F Jung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6356
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical index , second harmonic imaging microscopy , ultrasound , malignancy , radiology , receiver operating characteristic , contrast enhanced ultrasound , magnetic resonance imaging , microbubbles , nuclear medicine , pathology , laser , physics , optics , second harmonic generation
To establish the extent to which contrast enhancement with SonoVue in combination with quantitative evaluation of contrast-medium dynamics facilitates the detection of hepatic tumors.