Hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia: findings on color Doppler ultrasound.
BACKGROUND
We assessed the color Doppler ultrasound (US) findings in focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH).


METHODS
Seven FNH lesions were imaged with color Doppler US and hepatic angiography.


RESULTS
In four lesions, color Doppler demonstrated a central stellate vascular appearance which correlated with central feeding artery with spoke-wheel sign angiographically. Except for one lesion, color Doppler US imaging correlated with angiographic findings.


CONCLUSIONS
Color Doppler US is capable of demonstrating the typical findings of a central feeding artery and stellate vascular pattern in many cases of FNH.
Wang
L Y
LY
Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wang
J H
JH
Lin
Z Y
ZY
Yu
M L
ML
Lu
S N
SN
Chuang
W L
WL
Chen
S C
SC
Hseih
M Y
MY
Tsai
J F
JF
Chang
W Y
WY
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color