title: Clinical Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Hyperechoic Liver Lesions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The CEUS findings of 102 patients with hyperechoic liver lesions identified by 2-dimensional ultrasound in the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 135 lesions were analyzed, of which malignant lesions were found in 72 patients and benign lesions in 63, with a CEUS accuracy rate of 91.11%, which was significantly higher than that of conventional ultrasound (74.81%; P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CEUS can improve the accuracy rate of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hyperechoic liver lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Hongxue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Shengfa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (mainland).
authors.forename: Zhanling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012984:Software; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media