Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1758-1764 , November 2008

Contrast-Enhanced Transrectal Ultrasound for Assessing Vascularization of Hypoechoic BPH Nodules in the Transition and Peripheral Zones: Comparison with Pathological Examination

  • Jing Chun Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
    • ,
  • Jie Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jie Tang, MD, Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, P. R. China
    • ,
  • Yanmi Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
    • ,
  • Xiang Fei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China
    • ,
  • Huaiyin Shi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China

Received 11 December 2007 ,Revised 15 March 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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PII: S0301-5629(08)00198-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.04.009

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1758-1764 , November 2008

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