Benign Focal Liver Lesions
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 2.1 Hepatic Cysts A simple hepatic cyst is a single, unilocular lesion containing homogeneous serous fluid surrounded…
Malignant Focal Liver Lesions
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 3.1 Primary Malignant Tumor 3.1.1 Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma The intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCC) can present as single or multiple…
Assessment of Therapy Response
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy During the last decades, invasive and semi-invasive locoregional treatments have been developed and improved for the treatment…
Other Rare Lesions
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 5.1 Angiomyolipoma The angiomyolipoma (AML) is a mixed mesenchymal tumor that rarely arises in the liver, being…
Fatty Liver, Pseudolesions
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy Diffuse fatty infiltration is a common imaging finding due to the abnormal accumulation of lipids within hepatocytes….
Impact of European Guidelines on CEUS
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy As reported in the guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver,…
Introduction
, Adele Taibbi1 and Massimo Midiri1 (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Palermo, Italy 1.1 General Overview Thanks to the most recent technological innovations, the ability of grayscale ultrasound (US) in…
