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CEUS LI-RADS: a pictorial review
Maria Chiara TerranovaAdele TaibbiCesare GagliardoTommaso Vincenzo Bartolottasubject
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyCirrhotic liverCirrhosisHepatocellular carcinomalcsh:R895-920Diagnostic accuracy030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingCholangiocarcinomaLiver tumor characterization03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineContrast-enhanced ultrasonographyMedicineRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingEducational ReviewNeuroradiologyLiver imagingmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrySettore MED/37 - NeuroradiologiaInterventional radiologymedicine.diseaseStandardized terminologyCirrhosis030220 oncology & carcinogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaContrast-enhanced ultrasonography Hepatocellular carcinoma Cholangiocarcinoma Liver tumor characterization CirrhosisRadiologySettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E Radioterapiabusinessdescription
AbstractContrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy of US in the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and it is suggested and often included in many international guidelines as an important diagnostic tool in the imaging work-up of cirrhotic patients at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In particular, CEUS Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) provides standardized terminology, interpretation, and reporting for the diagnosis of HCC. The aim of this pictorial essay is to illustrate CEUS features of nodules discovered at US in cirrhotic liver according to LI-RADS categorization.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2020-02-01 | Insights into Imaging |