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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

The Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Differentiating Splenic Tuberculosis From Splenic Lymphoma.

Wenzhi Zhang, Gaoyi Yang, Xu Zhang, Tu Ni

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenzhi ZhangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Gaoyi YangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Xu ZhangDepartment of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Tu NiDepartment of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital), Hangzhou, China.
Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To summarize the features of splenic tuberculosis and splenic lymphoma by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and examine the application of CEUS in differentiating splenic tuberculosis from splenic lymphoma. Methods: The ultrasound and CEUS manifestations of 30 cases of splenic tuberculosis and 19 cases of splenic lymphoma were retrospectively analyzed, and the number of lesions, degree of splenomegaly, internal echogenicity, color blood flow signal, and CEUS manifestations of the two diseases were statistically determined. Results: A significant difference was noted in the internal echogenicity between splenic tuberculosis and splenic lymphoma lesions, particularly the strip-shaped hyperechoic areas of the lesions. The ultrasound features of perisplenic, retroperitoneal, and superficial lymph node enlargement were found to overlap (p < 0.05). Splenic tuberculosis showed heterogeneous enhancement and non-enhancement, whereas lymphoma showed low enhancement and high enhancement, and CEUS findings were statistically significant in distinguishing both, p < 0.05. Conclusion: Splenic tuberculosis is characterized by a lack of blood supply, mostly heterogeneous enhancement, and non-enhancement noted in CEUS. Splenic lymphoma lesions are often characterized by a rich blood supply and homogeneous enhancement on CEUS. CEUS can help identify the microcirculation of lesions in both patients with splenic lymphoma and patients with splenic tuberculosis. Thus, CEUS has great application value.

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CDFIcontrast-enhanced ultrasoundhigh-frequency ultrasoundsplenic lymphomasplenic tuberculosis

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