Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions Using SonoVue, Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Focal liver lesions are frequently discovered in daily practice owing to extensive use of imaging methods. Their nature must be elucidated for prognosis assessment and to decide on therapeutic strategy. Aim: The aim of this article is to study the sonographic characterization of focal liver lesions can be improved using SonoVue®-enhancement. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted in 30 patients with focal liver lesions identified in conventional gray-scale ultrasound at Barnard Institute of Radiology, Madras Medical College. Results: Out of total 30 cases, contrast-enhanced real-time ultrasonography (CEUS) identified 9 hepatocellular cancer (HCC) cases and 8 cases were confirmed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as HCC. Four cases of HCC were identified by both contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and conventional gray-scale ultrasonography (USG). Out of the 17 cases of metastatic deposits confirmed by FNAC CEUS, CECT and conventional gray-scale USG identified 16 (94%), 14 (82%), and 11 (65%) cases, respectively. Conclusion: CEUS is a promising approach in the non-invasive characterization of focal liver lesions and can be useful as a first-line imaging technique clinically when a focal liver lesion is detectable on USG.
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P Manikandan, A Mahaboobkhan, Heber Anandan
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