Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy (Dec 2019)

Differences in CEUS and CE-MRI Appearance of HCC: A Case Report

  • Li Ma, MD, Wenzhao Liang, MD, Yupeng Zhu, MD, Yingqiao Zhu, MD, Dezhi Zhang, MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37015/AUDT.2019.191208
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 197 – 199

Abstract

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer, accounting for more than 90% of liver cancers. It results in between 250,000 and 1 million deaths globally per annum. Unlike other cancers, HCC can usually be diagnosed on imaging studies only, without tissue sampling confirmation. Nowadays, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is usually used to detect HCC in the clinic because it’s more applicable for the characterization of a known lesion. But the sensitivity of CEUS is less than 50% for small tumors.

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