Long (heterogeneous) liver enhancement on contrast enhanced ultrasound
XW Cui, A Ignee, M Hocke, D Schreiber-Dietrich, CF Dietrich · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: Long (heterogeneous) liver enhancement (LLE) is a rare phenomenon that is similar with the ultrasound findings of portal venous gas. The purpose of this report is to describe the phenomenon of LLE after injection of the ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue®. Patients and methods: From 2000 to 2013, 13 patients with long heterogeneous (“cloudy”, “wool like”) liver enhancement after bolus injection of SonoVue® were summarized, The height, weight, body mass index (BMI) of the patients and the number of injections were analyzed. In addition, the literature was reviewed as well. Results: The phenomenon occurred…