## Abstract ## Background Intra‐operative hepatic tumor ultrasound assessment can be difficult in patients with abnormal hepatic parenchyma because of the inability to enhance echogenic differences. ## Methods Prospective pilot study of intra‐operative ultrasound contrast enhancement in the eval
The use of operative ultrasound in surgery of primary liver tumors
✍ Scribed by Henri Bismuth; Denis Castaing; O. James Garden
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 990 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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