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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 Oct 26;44(1):37–70. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.09.012

Figure 6.

Figure 6.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of a 22-year-old woman with adenofibroma. (a) Color Doppler. Smooth contours, homogeneous content, and posterior enhancement are criteria for benignity. (b) Contrast US (SonoVue ®) with Coherence Pulse Sequencing as well as thin and multiple arterial vessels are visible in the center of the lesion. Global enhancement is moderate and homogeneous. These enhancement parameters are suggestive of a benign lesion. (c) Enhancement curve. Enhancement is delayed compared with that of malignant tumors (>20 s). The enhancement value is also moderate compared with that of malignant carcinoma. The wash-out phase is longer. Reprinted from (Balleyguier, et al. 2009).