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Number of patients classified by each imaging technique, according to number of metastatic lesions detected (left column). Total of 65 patients presented metastases
| Liver Metastases (n) | Dual-Phase CT | CEUS | Conventional b-mode Ultrasound1 |
| 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 1 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | - | - | - |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 7 | 1 | - | - |
CEUS, contrast enhanced ultrasonography; CT, computed tomography.
1 For conventional b-mode US ≤ 4 lesions were allowed according to inclusion criteria.
