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Small Liver Nodule Detection With a High‐Frequency Transducer in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Buadu Annemarie,
Meyer Monique A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2013.32.2.355
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , nodule (geology) , radiology , chronic liver disease , magnetic resonance imaging , liver disease , transducer , carcinoma , pathology , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
We report 3 cases in which small liver lesions were revealed on sonography with the supplemental use of a high‐frequency transducer. In all 3 cases, the patients had cirrhosis or chronic liver disease. The lesions were not seen on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Sonography plays a pivotal role in surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma and, with modern transducer technology, may be the first imaging modality to show an early small tumor. A more thorough search for focal liver lesions with adjunctive use of high‐frequency transducers may prolong the examination time but can improve surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma.