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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2020; 26(29): 4302-4315
Published online Aug 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4302
Published online Aug 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4302
Table 1 Overview of the echinococcosis multilocularis Ulm classification for computed tomography
Primary morphology (Subcriteria) | Pattern of calcification |
Type I, Diffuse infiltrating (with cystoid portion / without cystoid portion) | Without calcifications |
Type II, Primarily circumscribed tumor-like (with cystoid portion / without cystoid portion) | With feathery calcifications |
Type III, Primarily cystoid - intermediate (IIIa), widespread (IIIb) - (with more solid portions at the edge / without more solid portions at the edge) | With focal calcifications |
With diffuse calcifications | |
Type IV, Small-cystoid/metastasis-like | With calcifications primarily at the edge |
Type V, Mainly calcified | With a central calcification |
- Citation: Graeter T, Bao HH, Shi R, Liu WY, Li WX, Jiang Y, Schmidberger J, Brumpt E, Delabrousse E, Kratzer W, the XUUB Consortium. Evaluation of intrahepatic manifestation and distant extrahepatic disease in alveolar echinococcosis. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(29): 4302-4315
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i29/4302.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i29.4302