Detection of liver metastases by pulse inversion harmonic imaging during Levovist late phase: comparison with conventional ultrasound and helical CT in 160 patients

Detection and differential diagnosis of

Detection and differential diagnosis of hepatic masses using pulse inversion harmonic imaging during the liver-specific late phase of contrast enhancement with levovist

✍ Cem Yücel; Hakan Özdemir; Safiye Gürel; Şule Özer; Mehmet Araç 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 440 KB

## Abstract ## Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether late‐phase pulse inversion harmonic imaging (PIHI) increases conspicuity in hepatic masses, helps to differentiate benign from malignant lesions, and demonstrates a greater number of and smaller metastatic lesions than do