Table 3 SWE color characteristics of benign and malignant hepatic focal lesions
From: Role of shear wave sono-elastography (SWE) in characterization of hepatic focal lesions
Color | Total (N = 75) | Malignant hepatic focal lesions N = 52 | Benign hepatic focal lesions N = 23 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Focal lesions | ||||
Yellow green | 10 (13.3%) | 6 (11.5%) | 4 (17.4%) | < 0.001* |
Faint blue | 12 (16%) | – | 12 (52.2%) | |
Mixed with red foci | 51 (68%) | 46 (88.5%) | 5 (21.7%) | |
Colorless | 2 (2.7%) | – | 2 (8.7%) | |
Parenchymal | ||||
Yellow green | 8 (10.7%) | 8 (15.4%) | – | 0.001* |
Faint blue | 12 (16%) | 12 (23.1%) | – | |
Dark blue | 50 (66.7%) | 27 (51.9%) | 23 (100%) | |
Mixed | 5 (6.7%) | 5 (9.6%) | – | |