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Table 5 CEUS findings of 17 mediastinal lesions

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

Mediastinal lesions

 

Wash-in

Peak intensity

Wash-out

Malignant

Lymphoma (8)

Homogeneous (4)

Homogeneous (4)

Inhomogeneous (8)

Inhomogeneous (4)

Inhomogeneous (4)

Thymoma (3)

Homogeneous (1)

Homogeneous (1)

Inhomogeneous (3)

Inhomogeneous (2)

Inhomogeneous (2)

Mixsosarcoma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Mesothelioma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Carcinomatous lymphadenopathy (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Melanoma (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

Lipoma (1)

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous

Inhomogeneous