Qi Yang, Rongqin Zheng, Jianhua Zhou, Lina Tang, Ruifang Zhang, Tianan Jiang, Xiang Jing, Jintang Liao, Wen Cheng, Cheng Zhao, Cun Liu, Chirstoph F Dietrich, Xinwu Cui, Wenjia Cai, JiaPeng Wu, Fei Yu, Zhigang Cheng, Fangyi Liu, Zhiyu Han, Xiaoling Yu, Jie Yu, Ping Liang
OBJECTIVES: To compare the on-site diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), computed tomography (CECT), and magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) across diverse practice settings. METHODS: Between May 2019 and April 2022, a total of 2085 patients with 2320 pathologically confirmed focal liver lesions (FLLs) were enrolled. Imaging reports were compared with results from pathology analysis. Diagnostic performance was analyzed in defined size, high-risk factors for HCC, and hospital volume categories...
September 15, 2023: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine