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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2018; 24(6): 744-751
Published online Feb 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i6.744
Published online Feb 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i6.744
Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of gallbladder lesion
Hui-Ping Zhang, Min Bai, Ji-Ying Gu, Ying-Qian He, Xiao-Hui Qiao, Lian-Fang Du, Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, China
Author contributions: Zhang HP and Du LF design the research; Bai M, Gu JY and He YQ performed the research; Qiao XH analyzed the data; Zhang HP wrote the paper.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81301232.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai General Hospital (No. 2013-094).
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided written informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any conflict of interest disclosures to make.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Lian-Fang Du, MD, Chief Doctor, Full Professor, Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China. du_lf@163.com
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Received: December 8, 2017
Peer-review started: December 8, 2017
First decision: December 21, 2017
Revised: January 3, 2018
Accepted: January 16, 2018
Article in press: January 16, 2018
Published online: February 14, 2018
Processing time: 59 Days and 21.2 Hours
Peer-review started: December 8, 2017
First decision: December 21, 2017
Revised: January 3, 2018
Accepted: January 16, 2018
Article in press: January 16, 2018
Published online: February 14, 2018
Processing time: 59 Days and 21.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: With the advent of ultrasound contrast agents, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is playing a more and more important role clinically. However, the value of CEUS in gallbladder lesions has not been widely accepted yet. In this study, we evaluated the differential diagnosis value of CEUS and conventional ultrasound for patients with benign and malignant gallbladder lesions. Our results showed that CEUS may provide more useful information and improve diagnosis efficiency for the diagnosis of gallbladder lesions than conventional ultrasound.