Contrast-enhanced sonography with SonoVue: enhancement patterns of benign focal liver lesions and correlation with dynamic gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI |
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| Authors: | Ricci Paolo Laghi Andrea Cantisani Vito Paolantonio Pasquale Pacella Sara Pagliara Elisa Arduini Federico Pasqualini Valerio Trippa Francesca Filpo Marzia Passariello Roberto |
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| Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche, Policlinico Umberto I -Università La Sapienza, V. le Regina Elena, Rome 324 00161, Italy. paolo.ricci@uniroma1.it |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Contrast-enhanced real-time low-mechanical-index sonography is a new diagnostic technique for the assessment of macro- and microcirculation. The purpose of our article is to describe contrast-enhancement patterns of different benign focal liver lesions using the second-generation contrast agent SonoVue and to compare these findings with those of gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI. CONCLUSION: SonoVue-enhanced real-time low-mechanical-index sonography provides specific contrast-enhancement patterns of different benign focal liver lesions, allowing accurate characterization. Findings on SonoVue-enhanced sonography correlate well with those obtained on gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI. |
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