CEUS LI-RADS: a pictorial review
Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta, Maria Chiara Terranova, Cesare Gagliardo, Adele Taibbi
Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy of US in the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and it is suggested and often included in many international guidelines as an important diagnostic tool in the imaging work-up of cirrhotic patients at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In particular, CEUS Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) provides standardized terminology, interpretation, and reporting for the diagnosis of HCC. The aim of this pictorial essay is to illustrate CEUS features of nodules discovered at US in cirrhotic liver according to LI-RADS categorization.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineContrast-enhanced ultrasoundRadiologyNeuroradiologyHepatocellular carcinomaWork-upUltrasoundInterventional radiologyTerminologyDiagnostic accuracyInternal medicineLinguisticsNeurologyPsychiatryPhilosophyHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and Transplantation