Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Abdomen, Kidney, Oncology, CT, MR, Ultrasound, Comparative studies, Cancer, Cysts
Authors:
C. Bruno, M. brunelli, S. Montemezzi; Verona/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-1882
Conclusion
The correct interpretation of complex cystic lesions - besides Bosniak classification - is very hard to be obtained,
but it should be helpful,
differentiating aggressive lesions from more indolent one,
all presenting with Bosniak III or IV appearence.
Although CT and MRI are still the gold standard,
an important role can be played by ultrasoud with its "new" applications.
CEUS infact is able to exactly depict the distribution and the timing of the vascularization.
ARFI can be useful in the evaluation of the solid components,
because values obtained from ccRCCs - according to the Literature - are higher than values obtained from other lesions; the only problem concerning it are the fixed dimension of the ROI,
since the examined portion must completely included in it.