Evaluation of focal hepatic lesions with ultrasound contrast agents

Autor: Wai-Kit Lee, Faye Temple, Oliver Hennessy, Tom Sutherland
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 39:399-407
ISSN: 0091-2751
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20847
Popis: 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
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