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Table 4 CEUS findings of 23 pulmonary lesions

From: The feasibility of contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnosis of non-cardiac thoracic disorders of dogs and cats

Pulmonary lesions

 

Wash-in

Peak intensity

Wash-out

Malignant

Carcinoma (14)

Homogeneous (1)

Inhomogeneous (13)

Homogeneous (1)

Inhomogeneous (13)

Inhomogeneous (14)

Sarcoma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Histiocytic sarcoma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Lymphoma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Benign

Abscess (1)

Homogeneous enhancement of wall and avascular center

Homogeneous enhancement of wall and avascular center

Inhomogeneous enhancement of wall and avascular center

Pneumonia (5)

Homogeneous with normal vessels ramification (4)

Homogeneous (4)

Inhomogeneous with normal vessels ramification (5)

Inhomogeneous with normal vessels ramification (1)

Inhomogeneous (1)