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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2017; 23(43): 7765-7775
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7765
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7765
Application of superb microvascular imaging in focal liver lesions
Meng-Na He, Ke Lv, Yu-Xin Jiang, Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
Tian-An Jiang, Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: He MN, Lv K, and Jiang YX designed the research; He MN and Lv K performed the research; Jiang TA contributed new reagents or analytic tools and analyzed the data; He MN wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the ethical committee of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was provided by each patient before examination.
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Correspondence to: Yu-Xin Jiang, MD, Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China. jiangyuxinxh@163.com
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Received: August 13, 2017
Peer-review started: August 15, 2017
First decision: August 30, 2017
Revised: September 14, 2017
Accepted: September 19, 2017
Article in press: September 19, 2017
Published online: November 21, 2017
Processing time: 97 Days and 19.7 Hours
Peer-review started: August 15, 2017
First decision: August 30, 2017
Revised: September 14, 2017
Accepted: September 19, 2017
Article in press: September 19, 2017
Published online: November 21, 2017
Processing time: 97 Days and 19.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We utilized a novel ultrasound technique, superb microvascular imaging (SMI), to assess the microvascular morphology of focal liver lesions to provide additional diagnostic information. The focal liver lesions consisted of hemangiomas, hepatocellular carcinomas, metastatic lesions, primary hepatic lymphoma, focal nodular hyperplasia, and adenoma. We also compared SMI manifestations to color Doppler ultrasound and enhanced imaging features.