Table 4 Time of CEUS enhancement in terms of tumor cellular differentiation, tumor diameter and hepatic condition.

From: Perfusion Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma at Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound: Influence of the Cellular differentiation, the Tumor Size and the Underlying Hepatic Condition

 

Initial time

Time to peak

Washout time

Cellular differentiation

 Well differentiated (n(%))

12.8 ± 4.9

19.1 ± 6.2

132.3 ± 54.2

 Moderately differentiation (n(%))

12.2 ± 4.6

17.9 ± 5.8

100.4 ± 52.1

 Poorly differentiated (n(%))

13.3 ± 6.6

20.1 ± 8.5

83.0 ± 39.8

 P value

0.379

0.107

0.000

Tumor diameter

 ≤3 cm (n(%))

12.8 ± 4.6

18.6 ± 5.7

113.9 ± 53.5

 >3 cm (n(%))

12.7 ± 5.9

19.2 ± 7.6

97.2 ± 51.3

 P value

0.908

0.437

0.015

Hepatic condition

 Cirrhosis (n(%))

12.9 ± 4.1

19.0 ± 5.1

106.5 ± 52.2

 Non-cirrhosis (n(%))

13.4 ± 6.3

19.0 ± 8.9

101.6 ± 54.0

 P value

0.400

0.996

0.485