VALUE OF B-SCAN ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER - ACCURACY COMPARED TO SCINTIGRAPHY AND ANGIOGRAPHY

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  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 69  (4) , 436-442
Abstract
Patients (71) with liver cancer were examined by B-scan ultrasonography. The presence of liver cancer was assumed through the irregularity and increased intensity of echos. The accuracy of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of liver cancer was 72%, while the diagnostic accuracy of scintigraphy was 85% and of angiography 93%. No obvious correlation could be demonstrated between the ultrasonographic patterns and serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels. Ultrasonography is a useful method of detecting liver cancer.

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