Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Focal Steatosis and Focal Spared Lesion of the Liver Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography with Sonazoid
Table 1
Of the 24 lesions with focal steatosis, patients character, location, size, enhancement pattern in the vascular phase of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), presence of existing blood vessel in the Color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and/or the vascular phase, presence of hypoechoic area in the postvascular phase, and advanced dynamic flow (ADF) mode of CEUS.
No.
Age
Sex
Location
Size (mm)
Vessels seen on ODUS or/and CEUS
CEUS
Vascular
Postvascular/ADF
1
60
F
S4/Transverse portion
28
+
Iso
−*
2
73
F
S4/Sappey’s vein area
25
+
Hypo
−
3
72
M
S5/GB bed
25
+
Iso
−
4
80
M
S4/Transverse portion
36
+
Iso
−
5
45
M
S4/GB bed
8
+
Iso
+
6
49
M
S4/Sappey’s vein area
21
+
Iso
−
7
62
M
S4/Sappey’s vein area
15
+
Hypo
−
8
76
F
S4/Transverse portion
20
Iso
−
9
85
F
S3/Umbilical portion
7
Iso
−
10
59
M
S4/Transverse portion
18
Hypo
−
11
48
F
S4/Sappey’s vein area
12
Iso
−
12
68
F
S4/Transverse portion
14
Iso
−
13
67
F
S4/Adjacent to IVC
40
Iso
−
14
50
M
S5/Right lobe surface
15
Iso
−
15
31
M
S8/Right lobe surface
8
Iso
−
16
66
F
S5/GB bed
30
Iso
−
17
74
M
S4/Transverse portion
8
Iso
−
18
80
F
S4/Transverse portion
27
Iso
−
19
64
M
S4/Sappey’s vein area
31
Iso
−
20
45
F
S4/Sappey’s vein area
20
Iso
−
21
65
M
S5/GB bed
19
Hypo
−
22
40
M
S5/Other area of the right lobe
15
Iso
−
23
49
F
S5/Other area of the right lobe
8
Iso
+
24
75
M
S4/Transverse portion
30
Hypo
+
GB: gall bladder, Iso: isoenhancement, hypo: hyporenhancement, ADF: advanced dynamic flow.
*−: no hypoechoic area, +: hypoechoic area.
