Differential diagnosis of nonpalpable testicular lesions: qualitative and quantitative contrast-enhanced US of benign and malignant testicular tumors.

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Published in Radiology on June 26, 2014

Authors

Andrea M Isidori1, Carlotta Pozza, Daniele Gianfrilli, Elisa Giannetta, Andrea Lemma, Riccardo Pofi, Federica Barbagallo, Lucia Manganaro, Giovanni Martino, Francesco Lombardo, Vito Cantisani, Giorgio Franco, Andrea Lenzi

Author Affiliations

1: From the Departments of Experimental Medicine (A.M.I., C.P., D.G., E.G., A. Lemma, R.P., F.B., F.L., A. Lenzi), Radiologic Science (L.M., V.C.), Surgical Science (G.M.), and Urology (G.F.), Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

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