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Table 1 Overview of patients with HE lesions

From: Can contrast-enhanced ultrasound differentiate the type of hepatic echinococcosis: cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis?

Total (N = 25)

Frequency (%)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD (median)

42.88 ± 10.28 (43.00)

 Min–max

15.00–55.00

Gender

 Male

10 (40.00%)

 Female

15 (60.00%)

Number of lesions (NoL)

 1

17 (68.00%)

 2

2 (8.00%)

 3

4 (16.00%)

 4

1 (4.00%)

 9

1 (4.00%)

Lesion size (mm)

 Mean ± SD (median)

7.12 ± 2.79 (5.95)

 Min–max

1.10–15.00

Localization of lesions

 Right lobe (NoL)

18 (28, 60.87%)

 Left lobe (NoL)

8 (12, 26.09%)

 Porta hepatis (NoL)

2 (2, 4.35%)

 Junction of left and right lobes (NoL)

3 (3, 6.52%)

 Post-mediastinum (NoL)

1 (1, 2.17%)

Number of CE lesions

 CE1 (NoL)

3 (5, 20.83%)

 CE2 (NoL)

2 (3, 12.50%)

 CE3a (NoL)

1 (1, 4.17%)

CE3b (NoL)

1 (1, 4.16%)

 CE4 (NoL)

3 (10, 41.67%)

 CE5 (NoL)

4 (4, 16.67%)

 Total (NoL)

9 (24, 100.00%)

Number of AE lesions

 Hailstorm sign (NoL)

4 (5, 22.72%)

 Pseudocystic sign (NoL)

6 (6, 27.27%)

 Hemangioma-like sign (NoL)

7 (9, 40.91%)

 Ossification sign (NoL)

1 (1, 4.55%)

 Metastasis-like sign (NoL)

1 (1, 4.55%)

 Total (NoL)

16 (22, 100.00%)

  1. HE hepatic echinococcosis, SD standard deviation, CE cystic echinococcosis, AE alveolar echinococcosis