Description Module

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NCT ID: NCT05772403
Brief Summary: The present study aims to investigate the role of CEUS in evaluating liver lesions with atypical characteristics on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI. All patients enrolled in the study underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Based on CEUS characteristics, atypical nodules will be categorized according to CEUS LI-RADS classification.
Detailed Description: This retrospective study investigates the role of CEUS in evaluating liver lesions with atypical characteristics on contrast-enhanced CT or MRI. All patients enrolled in the study underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasound. All CEUS exams were performed, recorded, and analyzed by two experienced operators (\>10 years of experience with abdominal US and CEUS). Based on CEUS characteristics, atypical nodules will be categorized according to CEUS LI-RADS (LR) classification. If the analyzed nodule shows a typical hallmark on CEUS (LR-5), that is arterial phase hyperenhancement with late-onset (\>60 s) washout of mild intensity, it is definitively considered HCC and have been treated appropriately. Categories LR-3 and LR-4 comprise nodules with different combinations of arterial and venous phase enhancement features, expected to correspond to an intermediate or high probability of lesions to be HCC. Patients with LR-3 or LR-4 nodules underwent follow-up; in some cases they underwent biopsy. LR-M is used to classify high-probability malignant lesions but nonspecific for HCC; these nodules underwent biopsy for further characterization.
Study: NCT05772403
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT05772403