Sonazoid-enhanced ultrasonography: comparison with CT/MRI Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System in patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma

• Published in: Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 486 - 498
• Main Authors: Hwang, Jeong Ah, Jeong, Woo Kyoung, Min, Ji Hye, Kim, Yeun-Yoon, Heo, Nam Hun, Lim, Hyo Keun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 01.10.2021; 대한초음파의학회
• Subjects: Abdomen; Associations; carcinoma, hepatocellular; contrast media; kupffer cells; Liver cancer; liver neoplasms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Original; Ultrasonic imaging; ultrasonography; 방사선과학; United States > US; Norway; Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Contrast media; Liver neoplasms; Kupffer cells; Ultrasonography

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features using Sonazoid for liver nodules with Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) categories and to identify the usefulness of Kupffer-phase images.Methods: This retrospective study w...