It is difficult to characterize focal hepatic lesions in patients with diffuse liver disease. The efficacy of contrast-enhanced sonography (CES) for the characterization of these lesions has not yet ...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has emerged as a pivotal imaging modality in the assessment of liver lesions, offering real-time, non‐invasive visualisation of tissue vascularity and perfusion ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;20(10):1478-1487. Lesions that might mimic FNH include adenoma (see description below), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hypervascular metastases, and fibrolamellar HCC.

LEARNING POINTS Incidental liver lesions on medical imaging are relatively common and the vast majority are benign Fatty infiltration is increasing in prevalence and can make the detection and ...

A variety of infectious agents may involve the liver, some of which have a distinctive appearance. Below is a description of some of the most important of these. Pyogenic abscess shows central ...

WAYNE, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leader in diagnostic imaging, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EOVIST(R) ...

Multiphasic contrast-enhanced imaging performed with late arterial, portal venous, and delayed phases recommended for FLL of uncertain etiology. HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the ...

(HealthDay News) — Focal liver lesions (FLLs) are mostly benign, and can be diagnosed based on knowledge of their presentation, associated clinical and laboratory features, and natural history, ...

Imaging studies and subsequent biopsies of a liver lesion showed a foamy macrophages aggregate in a 30-year-old patient with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) similar to those found in Gaucher ...

Liver biopsies are traditionally performed to determine the cause and stage of liver disease, as well as to inform treatment decisions and determine prognosis. In 2001, Bravo et al. observed that ...

The American College of Gastroenterology has released new clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of focal liver lesions. The guidelines offer gastroenterologists an evidence-based ...