Table 5. Detection of tumour vascularity by contrast-enhanced ultrasound according to tumour depth.
Arterial phase of dynamic CT | Depth (cm) | Early vascular phase of CEUS |
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Hyper | Iso | Total | p-value | ||||
High density | ≤9 | 79 | (95%) | 4 | (5%) | 83 | 0.0007 |
>9 | 9 | (60%) | 6 | (40%) | 15 | ||
Isodensity | ≤9 | 4 | (44%) | 5 | (56%) | 9 | NE |
>9 | 1 | (25%) | 3 | (75%) | 4 | ||
Low density | ≤9 | 2 | (33%) | 4 | (67%) | 6 | NE |
>9 | 0 | 1 | (100%) | 1 |
Hyper, hyperenhancement; iso, iso-enhancement; CEUS, contrast-enhanced ultrasound; NE, not evaluated owing to insufficient numbers.