To analyze the characteristics of enhancement pattern and time-intensity curve of contrastenhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of intestinal malignant tumors
and to evaluate the diagnostic value of CEUS in intestinal malignant tumors.
Methods:
A total of 26 patients with intestinal malignant tumors undertook CEUS examination. The enhancement patterns were observed. The quantitative parameters of tumor tissues and peritumoral intestinal wall were acquired by timeintensity curve.
Results:
CEUS showed that all the patients had heterogeneous enhancement pattern
and 7 patients with empty contrast areas in the lesions.
The lesions mainly showed high enhancement pattern
23 patients (88.5%) with high enhancement and 17 patients (65.4%) with centripetal enhancement. The lesions also mainly showed fast washout
22 patients (84.6%) with high enhancement maintaining for a short period of time and washed out quite early. There were significant differences in the absolute enhancement intensity and arrival to peak time between tumor tissue and peritumoral intestinal wall (
P
0.05).
Conclusion:
The intestinal malignant tumors have characteristic appearance on CEUS. The blood flow can be dynamically shown on time-intensity curve. CEUS is of clinical application value in the diagnosis of intestinal malignant tumors.
Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in thyroid nodules that cannot be definitively diagnosed by fineneedle aspiration biopsy
Application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in differential diagnosis of malignant and benign breast lesions
Comparison of diagnostic yields and analysis of influencing factors of core needle biopsy guided by conventional ultrasound or contrast‑enhanced ultrasound for retroperitoneal tumors
The value of conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of partially cystic thyroid nodules
Conventional ultrasound combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatic tuberculous granuloma: a case report
Related Author
ZHOU Jie
YANG Debin
YAO Xiaohua
WANG Yingchun
HAN Ehui
LV Zhihong
HONG Wei
SHEN Rong
Related Institution
Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Department of Ultrasound, Anhai Hospital
Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging
Institute of Medical Ultrasound and Engineering, Fudan University
Department of Ultrasound Medical Center, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University