Tissue harmonic and contrast-specific imaging: back to gray scale in ultrasound.

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Published in Eur Radiol on September 06, 2001

Authors

Riccardo Lencioni1, Dania Cioni, Carlo Bartolozzi

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Department of Oncology, Transplants, and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56126 Pisa, Italy. Lencioni@do.med.unipi.it

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