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. 2012 Jun 2;68(3):304–309. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2012.04.010

Table 1.

Ultrasonography classification of echinococcal cyst.

WHO IWGE 2001 Image Description Stage
CE1 graphic file with name fx1.gif Unilocular, anechoic cyst with double line sign Active
CE2 graphic file with name fx2.gif Multiseptate honey comb cyst
CE3a graphic file with name fx3.gif Cyst with detached membranes Transitional
CE3b graphic file with name fx4.gif Cyst with daughter cysts in solid matrix
CE4 graphic file with name fx5.gif Cyst with heterogenous hypoechoic / hyperechoic contents. No daughter cysts Inactive
CE5 graphic file with name fx6.gif Solid plus calcified wall