Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions Indistinctive on B Mode Ultrasound: Benefits of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound

Figure 1

Small HCC (10 mm) nonvisible on B mode ultrasound but was hyperenhanced during arterial phase (a) and portal venous (b) phase. It was slightly hypoenhanced in the late phase (c) on contrast-enhanced ultrasound. The arrow in (a) and (b) refers to the hyperenhanced small HCC lesion.

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