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No contrast ct showed ill defined hypodense area on hepatic lobe. ordered new ct w contrast w liver mass protocol not hemangioma protocol concerning?

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Dr. John Fung answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Get iv contrast CT: There are many reasons to have a liver mass, more often than not, they are benign, but clearly depending on past medical history, It is difficult without contrast to differentiate these lesions, there are various ways to give intravenous contrast. A hemangioma protocol is also known as a triphasic study, allows one to look at three phases of liver perfusion but more complex to do.

Answered 1/5/2019

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