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Value of contrast-enhanced color Doppler sonography in diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma with special attention to the “color-filled pattern”

Sachiko Tanaka, Tsugio Kitamra, Makoto Fujita, Fumi Yoshioka

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound · 1998 · 27 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Contrast enhancement increases the detectability of a feeding artery and improves the sensitivity of color Doppler sonography for diagnosing HCC. A color-filled pattern is a highly specific finding in the diagnosis of HCC.

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Doppler color flow imaging

Christopher R. B. Merritt · Journal of Clinical Ultrasound · 1987 · 234 citations

Cystine uptake and glutathione level in endothelial cells exposed to oxidative stress

Kenji Miura, Tetsuro Ishii, Y. Sugita et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1992 · 145 citations

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Small hepatocellular carcinoma: differentiation from adenomatous hyperplastic nodule with color Doppler flow imaging.

Sachiko Tanaka, Tsugio Kitamra, Masahiro Fujita et al. · Radiology · 1992 · 122 citations

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Galactose-based intravenous sonographic contrast agent: experimental studies

B.B. Goldberg, Ji‐Bin Liu, Peter N. Burns et al. · Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine · 1993 · 119 citations

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