
Characterization of focal hepatic lesions with contrast-enhanced C-cube gray scale ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Wenping Wang,
Hong Ding,
Qing Qi,
Feng Mao,
XU Zhi-zhang,
Masatoshi Kudo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1667
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , focal nodular hyperplasia , vascularity , radiology , peripheral , malignancy , pathology , parenchyma , lesion , differential diagnosis , hepatocellular carcinoma
To characterize enhancement patterns of focal hepatic lesions using C-cube gray scale sonography with a microbubble contrast agent and to evaluate its usefulness in differential diagnosis of hepatic lesions.