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Evaluation of focal hepatic lesions with ultrasound contrast agents
Author(s) -
Sutherland Tom,
Temple Faye,
Lee WaiKit,
Hennessy Oliver
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20847
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , contrast (vision) , contrast enhanced ultrasound , radiology , ultrasonography , artificial intelligence , computer science
Ultrasound contrast agents have gained wide acceptance for the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. This pictorial essay reviews the growing body of evidence that supports the use of modern ultrasound contrast agents and illustrates the enhancement characteristics of commonly encountered focal liver lesions. Pathologies discussed include metastases, hepatocellular carcinomas, focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenomas, hemangiomas, abscesses, complex cysts, and focal fatty deposition. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011