D'Onofrio Mirko, Crosara Stefano, De Robertis Riccardo, Canestrini Stefano, Mucelli Roberto Pozzi
1 Department of Radiology, G. B. Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Jul;205(1):W56-66. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.14203.
The purpose of this article is to discuss the use of contrast-enhanced ultra-sound (CEUS) in focal liver lesions.
Focal liver lesions are usually detected incidentally during abdominal ultrasound. The injection of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents improves the characterization of focal liver lesions that are indeterminate on conventional ultrasound. The use of CEUS is recommended in official guidelines and suggested as a second diagnostic step after ultrasound detection of indeterminate focal liver lesions to immediately establish the diagnosis, especially for benign liver lesions, such as hemangiomas, avoiding further and more expensive examinations.
本文旨在探讨超声造影（CEUS）在肝脏局灶性病变中的应用。
肝脏局灶性病变通常在腹部超声检查时偶然发现。注射微泡超声造影剂可改善常规超声检查中不确定的肝脏局灶性病变的特征。官方指南推荐使用CEUS，并建议在超声检测到不确定的肝脏局灶性病变后作为第二步诊断措施，以立即明确诊断，特别是对于良性肝脏病变，如血管瘤，避免进一步进行更昂贵的检查。
