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Washout Ratio in the Hepatic Vein Measured by Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasonography to Distinguish Between Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Hepatic Disorders in Dogs

BACKGROUND: Perflubutane microbubbles, a second‐generation ultrasound contrast agent, are phagocytized by Kupffer cells. This characteristic may be useful to differentiate diffuse hepatic diseases in dogs. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the washout ratio in the hepatic vein (HV) measure...

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Autores principales: Morishita, K., Hiramoto, A., Michishita, A., Takagi, S., Osuga, T., Lim, S.Y., Nakamura, K., Sasaki, N., Ohta, H., Takiguchi, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28382699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14685