title: Contrast-Enhanced Sonographic Characteristics of Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumors.
abstract: A hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor, which can be misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor, is a relatively uncommon tumor with nonspecific imaging manifestations. As a new diagnostic technique, contrast-enhanced sonography has become increasingly important in the diagnosis of liver focal lesions. Here we present 3 cases of histologically confirmed hepatic inflammatory pseudotumors diagnosed with contrast-enhanced sonography. "Fast-in and centrifugal-out" may be a characteristic contrast-enhanced sonographic enhancement pattern in the diagnosis of hepatic inflammatory pseudotumors, which needs confirmation in further studies.
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors: Xiaoyue
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China tangss@sj-hospital.org.
authors: Shaoshan
authors: S
authors: Tang
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors: Liping
authors: L
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors: Hongwei
authors: H
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: contrast-enhanced sonography; enhancement pattern; general and abdominal ultrasound; hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor