Tissue harmonic imaging in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma: Usefulness for detecting posterior acoustic enhancement

We attempted to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonic tissue harmonic imaging (HI) in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and compare its effectiveness with that of conventional fundamental imaging (FI) prospectively. Nine patients with 16 nodules of HCC measuring less than 20 mm i...

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Published in:Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) 2001-03, Vol.28 (1), p.3-6
Main Authors: Tohara, Keiji, Sakaguchi, Seigo, Hatono, Nagafusa, Yao, Tsuneyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Diameters
Liver cancer
Medical imaging
Nodules
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Summary:We attempted to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonic tissue harmonic imaging (HI) in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and compare its effectiveness with that of conventional fundamental imaging (FI) prospectively. Nine patients with 16 nodules of HCC measuring less than 20 mm in diameter were evaluated with both FI and HI. The boundaries of 14 nodules were more clearly visualized on HI than on FI. Posterior acoustic enhancement, which is diagnostic of HCC, was not detected on FI, although it was detected in 5 nodules on HI (p
ISSN:1346-4523
1613-2254
DOI:10.1007/BF02481358