Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of CEUS in children with benign and malignant liver lesions and portal vein anomalies.

Objective: Comparison of the diagnostic findings of MRI, CT and CEUS in children with benign and malignant and portal venous anomalies of the liver.

Materials/methods: Retrospective analysis of the diagnostic findings of CEUS, MRI and CT scans in 56 children (age 0-17 years) with a total of 60 benign and malignant liver lesions and anomalies of the portal vein/perfusion. All patients underwent CEUS using sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles and a multi-frequency probe (1-5 MHz, 6-9 MHz).