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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2087-2091
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2087
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2087
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic findings of hepatic paragonimiasis
Qiang Lu, Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Wen-Wu Ling, Lin Ma, Yan Luo, Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Zi-Xing Huang, Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Chang-Li Lu, Department of Pathology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Lu Q, Ling WW, Ma L, Huang ZX, Lu CL and Luo Y designed and revised the manuscript; Lu Q wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province, China, No. 2011FZ0016; National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81101060, No. 30870715 and No. 81071163
Correspondence to: Dr. Yan Luo, Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxuexiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. luoyand@126.com
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Received: December 18, 2012
Revised: January 28, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Revised: January 28, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: We retrospectively investigated the contrast-enhanced sonographic features of hepatic paragonimiasis. Hepatic paragonimiasis has its own features on contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Knowledge of these findings is helpful in differentiating hypoechoic lesions in the liver. When a subcapsular hypoechoic lesion with irregular tract-like non-enhancing necrosis is presented in non-cirrhotic liver, the diagnosis of hepatic paragonimiasis should be suspected.