title: A practical approach to analyzing focal lesions in the liver.
abstract: Ultrasound evaluation of patients with hepatic masses should extend beyond basic lesion detection to characterization and clinical management. A systematic approach for hepatic lesion evaluation using ultrasound makes it possible to triage patients and, in many cases, leads to definitive diagnosis that may eliminate the need for additional imaging.
authors.affiliation: Body Imaging, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Duan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lucy E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hann
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography