Contrast-enhanced sonography with SonoVue: enhancement patterns of benign focal liver lesions and correlation with dynamic gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI.
OBJECTIVE
Contrast-enhanced real-time low-mechanical-index sonography is a new diagnostic technique for the assessment of macro- and microcirculation. The purpose of our article is to describe contrast-enhancement patterns of different benign focal liver lesions using the second-generation contrast agent SonoVue and to compare these findings with those of gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI.


CONCLUSIONS
SonoVue-enhanced real-time low-mechanical-index sonography provides specific contrast-enhancement patterns of different benign focal liver lesions, allowing accurate characterization. Findings on SonoVue-enhanced sonography correlate well with those obtained on gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI.
Ricci
Paolo
P
Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche, Policlinico Umberto I -Università La Sapienza, V. le Regina Elena, Rome 324 00161, Italy. paolo.ricci@uniroma1.it
Laghi
Andrea
A
Cantisani
Vito
V
Paolantonio
Pasquale
P
Pacella
Sara
S
Pagliara
Elisa
E
Arduini
Federico
F
Pasqualini
Valerio
V
Trippa
Francesca
F
Filpo
Marzia
M
Passariello
Roberto
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C064572:gadobenic acid; D008536:Meglumine