Jun-Jie Liu1, Hong-Xue Li1, Zhao-Bei Chen1, Wei-Ping Yang1, Sheng-Fa Zhao1, Jie Chen2, Tao Bai2, Hang Li1, Le-Qun Li2. 1. Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning 530021, P.R. China; Guangxi Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Engineering and Technology Research CenterNanning 530021, P.R. China. 2. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNanning 530021, P.R. China; Guangxi Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Engineering and Technology Research CenterNanning 530021, P.R. China.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: To compare the consistency of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and contrast-enhance CT (CECT) in diagnosis of 1~2 cm and 2.1~3 cm small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and evaluate the value of CEUS in diagnosis of HCC. METHODS: A total of 74 patients (89 lesions) with small HCC and cirrhosis background were retrospectively analyzed. All of the eighty-nine lesions were confirmed by histopathological examination of surgical samples or needle biopsy. All the cases were divided into 1~2 cm group and 2.1~3 cm group. The CEUS and CECT enhanced pattern and diagnosis results of the two groups were compared and the consistency between the two imaging methods were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: In the diagnosis of 1.0-2.0 cm HCC, CEUS and CECT had a moderate consistency in arterial phase, CEUS showed a tolerable consistency with CECT in portal venous and delayphase. The two imaging methods have a better consistency for the diagnosis in 2.1-3.0 cm HCC. CONCLUSION: CEUS can be used as a supplement to provide important diagnostic information in clinical practice when positive results or definite diagnoses cannot obtain.
UNLABELLED: To compare the consistency of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and contrast-enhance CT (CECT) in diagnosis of 1~2 cm and 2.1~3 cm small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and evaluate the value of CEUS in diagnosis of HCC. METHODS: A total of 74 patients (89 lesions) with small HCC and cirrhosis background were retrospectively analyzed. All of the eighty-nine lesions were confirmed by histopathological examination of surgical samples or needle biopsy. All the cases were divided into 1~2 cm group and 2.1~3 cm group. The CEUS and CECT enhanced pattern and diagnosis results of the two groups were compared and the consistency between the two imaging methods were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: In the diagnosis of 1.0-2.0 cm HCC, CEUS and CECT had a moderate consistency in arterial phase, CEUS showed a tolerable consistency with CECT in portal venous and delayphase. The two imaging methods have a better consistency for the diagnosis in 2.1-3.0 cm HCC. CONCLUSION: CEUS can be used as a supplement to provide important diagnostic information in clinical practice when positive results or definite diagnoses cannot obtain.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; enhanced CT; small hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: M Claudon; C F Dietrich; B I Choi; D O Cosgrove; M Kudo; C P Nolsøe; F Piscaglia; S R Wilson; R G Barr; M C Chammas; N G Chaubal; M-H Chen; D A Clevert; J M Correas; H Ding; F Forsberg; J B Fowlkes; R N Gibson; B B Goldberg; N Lassau; E L S Leen; R F Mattrey; F Moriyasu; L Solbiati; H-P Weskott; H-X Xu Journal: Ultraschall Med Date: 2012-11-05 Impact factor: 6.548