Contrast enhancement ultrasound application in focal liver lesions characterization: a retrospective study about guidelines application (SOCEUS-CEUS survey)

Mirko D'Onofrio; Laura Romanini; Carla Serra; Fabrizio Magnolfi; Michele Bertolotto; Emilio Quaia; Gino Puntel; Alessandro Colleoni; Erica Fiorini; Cristina Cenci; Elena Santi; Valentina Ciaravino; Francesco Laffranchi; Orlando Catalano; Vito Cantisani; Fabrizio Calliada; Lorenzo Derchi

doi:10.1007/s40477-015-0185-y

Contrast enhancement ultrasound application in focal liver lesions characterization: a retrospective study about guidelines application (SOCEUS-CEUS survey)

Mirko D'Onofrio, Laura Romanini, Carla Serra, Fabrizio Magnolfi, Michele Bertolotto, Emilio Quaia, Gino Puntel, Alessandro Colleoni, Erica Fiorini, Cristina Cenci, Elena Santi, Valentina Ciaravino, Francesco Laffranchi, Orlando Catalano, Vito Cantisani, Fabrizio Calliada, Lorenzo Derchi

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INTRODUCTION: The SOCEUS survey aims to evaluate how contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is effectively used in the focal liver lesions characterization.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the survey were involved Verona, Brescia and Trieste Radiological Centers and Arezzo and Bologna Non-radiological Centers. Inclusion criteria were liver focal lesion detection at conventional ultrasound and studied by means of CEUS, with or without CT or MRI examinations, done previous or subsequent to CEUS.

RESULTS: 1069 forms were collected. Patients with benign lesions, who did not undergo any other studies, were 255/561 (45.5 %). Among patients with diagnosis of hemangioma at CEUS, those who had no other investigations were 129/267 (48.3 %). Patients with malignant lesions who had studies pre-CEUS (CT and/or MRI) were 328/508 (65 %), whereas those who had examinations post-CEUS (CT and/or MRI) were 218/508 (42.9 %). Concordance rate between CEUS and CT investigations pre- and post-CEUS was, respectively, 66 and 89 %. Concordance rate between CEUS and MRI studies pre- and post-CEUS was, respectively, 87.5 and 81.5 %.

CONCLUSION: This study proves contrast-enhanced ultrasound correct application in the involved centers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-106
Number of pages	8
Journal	Ultrasound
Volume	19
Issue number	2
Early online date	2 Nov 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-015-0185-y
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 2 Nov 2016

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Contrast Media
Female
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Liver
Liver Diseases
Liver Neoplasms
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult

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D'Onofrio, M., Romanini, L., Serra, C., Magnolfi, F., Bertolotto, M., Quaia, E., Puntel, G., Colleoni, A., Fiorini, E., Cenci, C., Santi, E., Ciaravino, V., Laffranchi, F., Catalano, O., Cantisani, V., Calliada, F., & Derchi, L. (2016). Contrast enhancement ultrasound application in focal liver lesions characterization: a retrospective study about guidelines application (SOCEUS-CEUS survey). Ultrasound, 19(2), 99-106. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-015-0185-y

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