Table 2.
Comparison of splenic tuberculosis and splenic lymphoma by CEUS.
| CEUS findings | Splenic tuberculosis (30 cases) | Splenic lymphoma (19 cases) | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced mode | Homogeneous enhancement | 2 | 17 | 33.599 | 0.000 |
| Heterogeneous enhancement | 19 | 1 | 16.239 | 0.000 | |
| No enhancement | 9 | 1 | 2.992 | 0.084 | |
| Enhanced strength | High enhancement | 0 | 9 | 14.392 | 0.000 |
| Low enhancement | 30 | 10 | |||
| Lesions that were not detected by US were identified by CEUS | Yes | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.145 |
| No | 30 | 17 | |||
CEUS, contrast-enhanced ultrasound; US, ultrasound.