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From: Intraarterial contrast-enhanced ultrasound to predict the short-term tumour response of hepatocellular carcinoma to Transarterial chemoembolization with Lipiodol

Fig. 2

Examples of image evaluation in IA-CEUS. A & B, A hypoechoic lesion without intratumoural enhancement in SMA-CEUS preoperatively, the dimension of non-enhancing area (indicated by the arrow) was equal to the size in B-mode ultrasound. C & D, A hyperechoic lesion without intratumoural enhancement in SMA-CEUS preoperatively, the dimension of non-enhancing area (indicated by the arrow) was larger than the size in B-mode ultrasound. E & F, In preoperative HA-CEUS, there was no corona enhancement around the tumour (indicated by the arrow in B-mode and by rectangle in HA-CEUS) in late enhancing phase. G & H, In preoperative HA-CEUS, corona enhancement can be seen around the tumour (indicated by the arrow) in late enhancing phase. HA-CEUS = hepatic artery contrast-enhanced ultrasound; SMA-CEUS = superior mesenteric artery contrast-enhanced ultrasound

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