title: Portal vein thrombosis may alter the correct evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma with the sonographic contrast pulse sequence technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fourth Clinical Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico, 155-00161 Rome, and Department of Internal Medicine, St Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceccotti
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leen
authors.forename: Christina P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kalogeropoulou
authors.forename: Ubaldo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Visco-Comandini
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caratozzolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011169:Portal Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods