ArticleJournal of medical ultrasound
Utility of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Differentiation between Benign Mural Lesions and Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Interpretation, Reporting, Imaging-Based Workups, and Surveillance of Incidentally Detected Gallbladder Polyps and Gallbladder Wall Thickening: 2025 Recommendations From the Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology.Korean journal of radiology · 2025Guideline
- Ultrasound of the Gallbladder-An Update on Measurements, Reference Values, Variants and Frequent Pathologies: A Scoping Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Transabdominal ultrasound evaluation of vascularity of gallbladder lesions: particularly those with wall thickening.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2024Review
- Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for biliary tract disease.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Review
- Imaging patterns of wall thickening type of gallbladder cancer.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundMural lesions of gallbladder on ultrasound (US) are often difficult to characterize as benign or malignant. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) in characterization of gallbladder (GB) wall lesions and making distinction between benign wall thickening and GB adenocarcinoma, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative parameters.
methodsA total of 26 patients with GB wall lesions detected on sonography underwent CEUS. Lesions were evaluated on the basis of morphological imaging features, enhancement pattern, dynamic real-time contrast uptake, and intralesional vascularity.
resultsOverall, 19 patients had final diagnosis of GB adenocarcinoma, whereas seven patients had benign etiology. CEUS has enabled the differentiation of nonenhancing tumefactive sludge from enhancing mural lesions, thus improving the accuracy of morphological assessment of lesions. The intactness of outer wall was better assessed on CEUS. The dynamic postcontrast assessment showed that carcinoma showed early washout of contrast compared to benign thickening (
conclusionCEUS can increase the diagnostic confidence in differentiation between benign mural lesions and adenocarcinoma of GB.
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