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Reports outline thrombosis research from Yokohama City University

Published in Medical Imaging Business Week, January 4th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Characterization of portal vein thrombus with the use of contrast-enhanced sonography" new findings in thrombosis. According to recent research from Fukuura, Japan, "To select an appropriate treatment regimen, it is essential to accurately characterize the nature of a thrombus. This study prospectively assessed the ability of contrast-enhanced sonography to differentiate between benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis in a population of high-risk patients."

"Fifty-five patients (43 men and 12 women; mean age, 66 years; range, 55-83 years) with thrombi of the portal venous system were examined by power Doppler sonography and contrast-enhanced...

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