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Table 6 Quantitative computerized analysis of the contrast medium blood pool phase of 19 pulmonary lesions

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

Pulmonary lesions

Malignant median (range)

Benign median (range)

P-value

Number of lesions

13

6

 

 AT

7.27 (4.46–13.52)

4.52 (2.87–6.06)

< 0.001*

 TTPinj

13.78 (10.24–24.50)

9.83 (4.70–13.35)

0.059

 TTPinr

5.91 (3.79–14.87)

4.55 (1.83–9.56)

0.236

 PI

2.37 (0.68–11.87)

3.17 (1.63–8.56)

0.273

 Wi

0.25 (0.10–1.99)

0.45 (0.20–1.96)

0.242

  1. AT Arrival Time, TTPinj time to peak from injection, TTPinr time to peak from initial rise, PI peak intensity, Wi wash-in rate
  2. *Statistically significant