Focal liver lesions in cirrhosis: Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2022; 14(4): 70-81
Published online Apr 28, 2022. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i4.70

Table 4 Imaging enhancement pattern of benign focal liver lesions on contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Lesion	Arterial phase	Portal venous phase	Late phase	Post-vascular phase
Hepatic cysts	Non-enhance	Non-enhance	Non-enhance	Non-enhance
Cystic hydatid disease	Non-enhance cysts and septa	Non-enhance cysts and septa	Non-enhance cysts and septa	Non-enhance cysts and septa
Abscess	Rim-enhance with enhanced septa; no central enhancement	Rim-enhance with enhanced septa; no central enhancement	Hypo-enhance rim; no central enhancement	Hypo-enhance rim; no central enhancement
Hemangioma	Peripheral, discontinuous and globular hyper-enhance	Peripheral, globular iso enhance and fill-in	Iso-enhance or hypo-enhance	Iso-enhance or hypo-enhance
FNH	Hyper-enhance from the center to peripheral region spoke-wheel vascularity	Hyper-enhance with/without un-enhanced central scar	Iso-enhance or hyper-enhance with/without un-enhanced central scar	Iso-enhance or hypo-enhance
HA	Hyper-enhance	Iso-enhance	Iso-enhance	Iso-enhance or hypo-enhance
Pseudo lesions	Hyper-enhance	Hyper-enhance or iso-enhance	Iso-enhance	Iso-enhance

FNH: Focal nodular hyperplasia; HA: Hepatocellular adenoma.

Citation: Bartolotta TV, Randazzo A, Bruno E, Taibbi A. Focal liver lesions in cirrhosis: Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. World J Radiol 2022; 14(4): 70-81
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v14/i4/70.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v14.i4.70

Bartolotta TV, Randazzo A, Bruno E, Taibbi A. Focal liver lesions in cirrhosis: Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. World J Radiol 2022; 14(4): 70-81 [PMID: 35646291 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i4.70]

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