Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Focal Liver Lesions

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作者
D'Onofrio, Mirko [1 ]
Crosara, Stefano [1 ]
De Robertis, Riccardo [1 ]
Canestrini, Stefano [1 ]
Mucelli, Roberto Pozzi [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Verona, GB Rossi Hosp, Dept Radiol, I-37134 Verona, Italy
关键词
contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); focal liver lesions; HCC; metastasis; microbubbles; INTRAHEPATIC PERIPHERAL CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL-PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS; HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS; HEPATIC-TUMORS; SONOGRAPHY; COLOR; PHASE; CT;
D O I
10.2214/AJR.14.14203
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in focal liver lesions. CONCLUSION. Focal liver lesions are usually detected incidentally during abdominal ultrasound. The injection of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents improves the characterization of focal liver lesions that are indeterminate on conventional ultrasound. The use of CEUS is recommended in official guidelines and suggested as a second diagnostic step after ultrasound detection of indeterminate focal liver lesions to immediately establish the diagnosis, especially for benign liver lesions, such as hemangiomas, avoiding further and more expensive examinations.
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