1. Detection of liver metastases by Pulse Inversion Harmonic Imaging during Levovist late phase: comparison to conventional ultrasound and helical CT in 160 patients
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M. Locatelli, Emilio Quaia, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, Alessandra Rimondini, B. Forgacs, Michele Bertolotto, Quaia, Emilio, Bertolotto, Michele, Forgcs, B, Rimondini, A, Locatelli, M, and POZZI MUCELLI, R.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Second-harmonic imaging microscopy ,Contrast Media ,Conventional ultrasound ,US, contrast agent, pulse inversion harmonic imaging, liver, metastases ,liver ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Statistics, Nonparametric ,Cohort Studies ,Polysaccharides ,Humans ,Medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Prospective Studies ,Neoplasm Metastasis ,Prospective cohort study ,pulse inversion harmonic imaging ,metastases ,Aged ,Probability ,Ultrasonography ,Neuroradiology ,Aged, 80 and over ,Chi-Square Distribution ,US ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Liver Neoplasms ,Ultrasound ,Interventional radiology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,contrast agent ,Helical ct ,Pulse inversion ,Female ,Radiology ,business ,Tomography, Spiral Computed - Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate capabilities of pulse inversion harmonic imaging (PIHI) with Levovist in detection of liver metastases compared with conventional ultrasound (US) and helical CT (HCT). One hundred sixty consecutive patients with known malignancies were evaluated by conventional US, PIHI 2 min (40 patients) or 4 min (120 patients) after Levovist injection and HCT. Conspicuity and number of the identified metastatic lesions were evaluated and assessed by statistical analysis (significance p
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- 2003