Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 350-360 , March 2008

Dynamic Flow US, Color Doppler US, and Power Doppler US in the Assessment of Vessel Signals of Thoracic Lesions Abutting Pulsatile Organs

Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Diego, California, May 19–24, 2006.

  • Wu-Huei Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: W.H.H.
    • ,
  • Chih-Yen Tu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Jen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Te Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhwa, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Yang-Hao Yu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Wen Hang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-Liang Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Te-Chun Hsia

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan

Received 10 August 2007 ,Accepted 27 September 2007.

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1 Supported in part by a research grant DMR-95-056 from China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

PII: S1076-6332(07)00579-X

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.09.025

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 350-360 , March 2008

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