Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1086-1091 , October 2008

Enhancement characteristics of benign and malignant focal peripheral nodules in the peripheral zone of the prostate gland studied using contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasound

  • J. Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: J. Tang, Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, 28 Fuxing road, Beijing 100853, PR China. Tel.: +86 10 6693 9532; fax: +86 10 6816 1218.
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  • J.-C. Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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  • Y. Luo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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  • J. Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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  • Y. Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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  • H. Shi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, PR China

Received 30 April 2007 ,Revised 8 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00102-5

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.11.026

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1086-1091 , October 2008

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