Clinical Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Hyperechoic Liver Lesions

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions. MATERIAL/METHODS: The CEUS findings of 102 patients with hyperechoic liver lesions identified by 2-dimensional ultrasou...

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Autores principales: Liu, Junjie, Wang, Dan, Li, Hongxue, Li, Hang, Zhou, Ting, Zhao, Shengfa, Ding, Zhanling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2015
Materias:
Diagnostic Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26394170
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.894115
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions. MATERIAL/METHODS: The CEUS findings of 102 patients with hyperechoic liver lesions identified by 2-dimensional ultrasound in the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 135 lesions were analyzed, of which malignant lesions were found in 72 patients and benign lesions in 63, with a CEUS accuracy rate of 91.11%, which was significantly higher than that of conventional ultrasound (74.81%; P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: CEUS can improve the accuracy rate of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions.

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