Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for the evaluation of focal liver lesions in daily practice. A multicentre study.

Abstract

According to our results, CEUS could be the first imaging method of diagnosis for uncharacteristic FLLs detected by standard ultrasound, providing a correct classification in 84.1% of cases and a correct differentiation between benign/malignant lesions in 91.5% of cases. Thus, when faced with an uncharacteristic FLL on standard ultrasound, our local strategy is to perform CEUS as a first-line imaging investigation.