Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2003; 9(8): 1667-1674
Published online Aug 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1667
Table 1 Hemodynamics of focal hepatic lesions on contrast-enhanced C-cube gray scale ultrasonography
Types of lesionNo. of lesionsInjection-enhancement delaytime (mean ± SD) (s)
Enhancement duration (mean ± SD) (s)
LiverLesionP ValueLesionP Value
Primary liver cancer2933 ± 1023 ± 6< 0.0569 ± 33b
Metastasis426 ± 726 ± 11< 0.0559 ± 22c
Hemangioma836 ± 848 ± 12a221 ± 47< 0.05
Focal nodular hyperplasia1229 ± 920 ± 6< 0.05196 ± 96< 0.05
Angiomyolipoma337 ± 1226 ± 6< 0.05177 ± 90< 0.05
Table 2 Enhancement patterns of focal liver lesions in the arterial phase on contrast-enhanced C-cube gray scale ultrasonography
Enhancement patternsPeripheralHomogenousMosaicNegativeTotal
Primary liver cancer11612029
Metastasis20204
Hemangioma70108
Focal nodular hyperplasia0120012
Angiomyolipoma01203
Inflammatory pseudotumor00022
Total102917258