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Thanks to the most recent technological innovations, the ability of grayscale ultrasound (US) in the detection of focal liver lesions (FLLs) has significantly improved, even if small or deeply located. However, the characterization remains a challenge even for experienced sonographers except for hemangiomas with typical US appearance detected in patients with no history of malignancy or chronic liver disease [1].
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Bartolotta, T.V., Taibbi, A., Midiri, M. (2015). Introduction. In: Atlas of Contrast-enhanced Sonography of Focal Liver Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17539-3_1
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