Performance of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnostic of focal liver lesions – monocentric experience
R Sirli, SC Ivascu, T Moga, A Popescu, M Danila, I Sporea · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2016 · Heft 08
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Background and aims: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in assessing focal liver lesions (FLLs) in a large monocentric experience. Methods: The study included 721 patients (57.8% male, mean age 59.6 ± 13.1 years) with 874 FLLs (mean diameter of 4.5 ± 3.1 cm), which were first characterized by CEUS and then were finally evaluated by a ‘gold-standard’ method (contrast enhanced CT, contrast enhanced MRI or histology). The CEUS diagnosis was based on the FLLs' enhancement pattern following contrast bolus, according to the European Guidelines for the use of CEUS. Using the “…
