Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Focal Steatosis and Focal Spared Lesion of the Liver Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography with Sonazoid
Table 2
Of the 23 lesions with focal spared lesions, patients character, location, size, enhancement pattern in the vascular phase of CEUS, presence of existing blood vessel in the CDUS and/or the vascular phase, presence of hypoechoic area in the postvascular phase, and ADF mode of CEUS.
No.
Age
Sex
Location
Size (mm)
Vessels seen on CDUS or/and CEUS
CEUS
Vascular
Postvascular/ADF
1
44
M
S4/GB bed
60.9
+
hyper
−*
2
75
F
S5/GB bed
12
+
Iso
−
3
69
F
S6/Right hepatic hilum
14
+
hyper
−
4
48
M
S5/GB bed
12
+
Iso
−
5
35
F
S4/Sappey’s vein area
21
+
hyper
−
6
52
M
S5/GB bed
17
Iso
−
7
45
M
S6/Right lobe surface
19
Iso
−
8
70
M
S7/Right lobe surface
41
Iso
−
9
37
F
S6/Right lobe surface
20
Iso
−
10
62
F
S8/Other area of the right lobe
18
Iso
−
11
52
M
S5/Right lobe surface
12
hyper
−
12
59
M
S8/Right lobe surface
23
hyper
−
13
64
M
S4/Transverse portion
22
Iso
−
14
45
M
S5/GB bed
18
Iso
−
15
24
M
S5/GB bed
20
Iso
−
16
71
F
S8/Other area of the right lobe
15
Iso
−
17
47
F
S3/Umbilical portion
13
Iso
−
18
59
M
S4/Transverse portion
40
Iso
−
19
34
M
S4/Transverse portion
20
Iso
−
20
36
M
S6/Right lobe surface
30
Iso
−
21
60
M
S7/Right lobe surface
35
Iso
−
22
56
M
S6/Right lobe surface
27
Iso
−
23
72
F
S5/GB bed
14
Iso
−
GB: gall bladder, hyper: hyperenhancement, Iso: isoenhancement, ADF: advanced dynamic flow.
*−: no hypoechoic area.