Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare vascular pathology, part II

Abstract

In this second part of the topic the hepatic pseudoaneurysm, hepatic infarction, and pylephlebitis are discussed as acute and potentially life-threatening hepatic vascular diseases. The focus is on their appearance on B-mode ultrasonography, duplex ultrasonography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. Zahn’s pseudo infarction is an important differential diagnosis to wedge-shaped hepatic infarction in this context. Knowledge of the data should help raise awareness of these rare findings, to come up with relevant differential diagnoses in the corresponding clinical situation, to interpret the ultrasound images correctly and thus to initiate the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic steps in time.

Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare focal liver lesion – infectious parasitic, fungus

“…Improved detection and characterization of common focal liver lesions (FLL) are the main topics of these guidelines. In recent years, conventional ultrasound (US) and CEUS features of less common FLL and vascular have been described in detail [6][7][8][9][10]. In this current paper series, we aim to summarize the US and CEUS features of very rare FLL where there are limited reports and figures published in order to create a library of these rare lesions [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

“…In recent years, conventional ultrasound (US) and CEUS features of less common FLL and vascular have been described in detail [6][7][8][9][10]. In this current paper series, we aim to summarize the US and CEUS features of very rare FLL where there are limited reports and figures published in order to create a library of these rare lesions [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Parasites and fungal diseases have manifestations in the liver that pose a diagnostic challenge.…”

Comments and illustrations of the WFUMB CEUS liver guidelines: Rare malignant hematological liver lesions

“…Improved detection and characterization of common FLLs are the main topics of these guidelines. In recent years, conventional ultrasound (US) and CEUS features of less common FLLs have been described in detail [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. In this current paper series, we aim to summarize the US and CEUS features of very rare FLLs for which limited reports and figures have been published, in order to create a library of these rare lesions.…”