Contribution of Contrast-Enhanced Sonography With Perfluorobutane Microbubbles for Diagnosis of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Conclusions—
Although the assessability of contrast-enhanced sonography depends on lesion size, location, and abdominal wall thickness, contrast-enhanced sonography after contrast-enhanced CT is useful for confirmative diagnosis of small recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma with an atypical enhancement pattern on contrast-enhanced CT, even for lesions measuring 1 cm or smaller in diameter.

Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - June 27, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Shagdarsuren, B., Tamai, H., Shingaki, N., Mori, Y., Maeshima, S., Nuta, J., Maeda, Y., Moribata, K., Niwa, T., Deguchi, H., Inoue, I., Maekita, T., Iguchi, M., Kato, J., Ichinose, M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research