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Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation

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    • Qing Zhou
    • Hao Wu
    • Jing Chen
    • Qincun Cai
    • Qin Chen
    • Liting Feng
    • Xu Liu
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    Affiliations: Department of Ultrasound, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine of University of Electronic Science and Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, P.R. China, Department of Functional Inspection, Sichuan Province Orthopedic Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 618399, P.R. China
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This study aimed to analyze and subsequently recapitulate the contrast‑enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation (CVM), exploring the key aspects of differential diagnosis. Several orbital CVM cases (n=56) confirmed by surgery and pathology at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital (Chengdu, China) were analyzed retrospectively. The conventional ultrasound showed mostly hypoechoic orbital CVM lesions (64.2%), with clear boundaries (98.2%) and quasi‑circular (100%) characteristics. However, the blood flow signals were not rich enough, overlapping with other orbital space‑occupying lesions to a considerable extent. The CEUS imaging showed a characteristic progressive enhancement pattern of focal nodules in CVM lesions. In conclusion, CEUS may offer certain specificity and positive significance for the preoperative qualitative diagnosis of orbital CVM.
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Zhou Q, Wu H, Chen J, Cai Q, Chen Q, Feng L and Liu X: Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation. Exp Ther Med 30: 137, 2025.
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., & Liu, X. (2025). Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 30, 137. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2025.12887
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., Liu, X."Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 30.1 (2025): 137.
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., Liu, X."Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 30, no. 1 (2025): 137. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2025.12887
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Zhou Q, Wu H, Chen J, Cai Q, Chen Q, Feng L and Liu X: Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation. Exp Ther Med 30: 137, 2025.
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., & Liu, X. (2025). Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 30, 137. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2025.12887
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., Liu, X."Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 30.1 (2025): 137.
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Zhou, Q., Wu, H., Chen, J., Cai, Q., Chen, Q., Feng, L., Liu, X."Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 30, no. 1 (2025): 137. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2025.12887
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