Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 571-575 , April 2007

Feasibility of Contrast-Enhanced Sonography During Resection of Cerebral Tumours: Initial Results of a Prospective Study

  • Martin Engelhardt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. M. Engelhardt, Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, 44892 Bochum, Germany.
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  • Christian Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Jens Eyding

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Wilko Wilkening

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Christopher Brenke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Christos Krogias

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Martin Scholz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Albrecht Harders

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Helmut Ermert

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), c/o Institute of High Frequency Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Kirsten Schmieder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Received 27 June 2006 ,Revised 26 September 2006 ,Accepted 10 October 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(06)01889-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.10.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 571-575 , April 2007

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