Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 798-809 , July 2009

Improved Detection of Hepatic Metastases with Contrast-enhanced Low Mechanical-index Pulse Inversion Ultrasonography During the Liver-specific Phase of Sonazoid: Observer Performance Study with JAFROC Analysis

Received 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 24 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.12.025

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 798-809 , July 2009

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