Contrast enhanced ultrasound as a first line imaging method in the evaluation of FLL in daily practice. A large monocentric experience.

Background: Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has become the first line imaging method in our center, used for the characterization of focal liver lesions (FLL), after it proved to be a cost-efficient method (1). We present you a monocentric experience in the evaluation of focal liver lesions by CEUS in daily practice routine in our center. Material and methods: The retrospective study performed between September 2009-December 2015, included 2037 patients, in whom CEUS was performed. We evaluated 2427 FLL “de novo. The evaluation by CEUS was considered conclusive if the FLL had a typical enhancement pattern fo…