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Renal cell carcinoma: real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings.
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PMID:  19844755     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the findings of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
METHODS: CEUS features of 84 RCCs confirmed by pathologic examination in 81 patients were retrospectively analyzed. A contrast-specific mode and a sulfur hexafluoride-filled microbubble contrast agent were used for CEUS. The enhancement pattern, extent, and dynamic change in the cortical, corticomedullary, and late phases were evaluated.
RESULTS: On CEUS, the emergence of tumor enhancement was earlier in two nodules (2.4%), simultaneous in 71 (84.5%), and later in 11 (13.1%), in comparison with the adjacent renal cortex. Seventy-four RCC nodules (88.1%) showed hyper-enhancement (n = 2) or iso-enhancement (n = 72) during the cortical phase, and the remaining 10 (11.9%) showed hypo-enhancement. Twenty-three nodules (27.4%) showed homogeneous enhancement and 61 (72.6%) inhomogeneous enhancement. In the corticomedullary phase, the nodules showed hypo-enhancement in 68 (81.0%) and iso-enhancement in 16 (19.0%). In the late phase, all RCCs showed the same enhancement pattern as that shown in the corticomedullary phase. Seventy-two (85.7%) nodules showed a clear perilesional rim-like enhancement in late phase.
CONCLUSIONS: Hyper- or iso-enhancement during the cortical phase, subsequent washout in late phase, inhomogeneous enhancement, and perilesional rim-like enhancement are clues for RCCs, which might be useful for characterization of RCCs.
Authors:
Zuo-Feng Xu; Hui-Xiong Xu; Xiao-Yan Xie; Guang-Jian Liu; Yan-Ling Zheng; Jin-Yu Liang; Ming-De Lu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Abdominal imaging     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1432-0509     ISO Abbreviation:  Abdom Imaging     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9303672     Medline TA:  Abdom Imaging     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  750-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Abdom Imaging. 2010 Aug;35(4):507-9   [PMID:  20148247 ]

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