Open AccessThe distinction between benign and malignant liver tumors on sonography: value of a hypoechoic halo.
Author(s) -
K Wernecke,
Pierre Vassallo,
Ulrich Bick,
Stefan Diederich,
P. E. Peters
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.159.5.1329454
Subject(s) - medicine , halo sign , radiology , halo , predictive value , pathology , computed tomography , physics , quantum mechanics , galaxy
The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of the sonographic halo sign (defined as any hypoechoic rim in the periphery of a lesion) in distinguishing between benign and malignant isoechoic and hyperechoic liver lesions on sonography.