Echo enhancement behind solid intra-hepatic metastases: a potential pitfall in diagnosis.
Posterior echo enhancement is rightly considered a reliable sign of a cystic lesion. Three examples are given of solid metastatic deposits present within fatty livers which showed posterior echo enhancement. The reason for this finding is discussed and the importance of distinguishing such lesions from abscesses is emphasized.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St George's Hospital.
Sandrasagra
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Adam
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Joseph
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography