Title
Triple phase CT in evaluating indeterminate focal liver lesion
Authors
Gaurav Khurana*, Rajesh Kumar, Ashish Kumar Shukla, Parinita Sadhanidar, Sachi Mall & Shipra Chaudhary
Affiliation
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Santosh Medical College, Santosh Deemed to Be University, Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR, India; *Corresponding author
Gaurav Khurana - E-mail: gauravkhurana082@gmail.com
Rajesh Kumar - E-mail: Drkumar8890@gmail.com
Ashish Kumar Shukla - E-mail: drashish07@rediffmail.com;
ashish.shukla@santosh.ac.in
Parinita Sadhanidar - E-mail: pari2311s@gmail.com
Sachi Mall - E-mail: sachi.mall27@gmail.com
Shipra Chaudhary - E-mail: shiprachaudhary7@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Indeterminate focal liver lesions (FLLs) detected through ultrasonography or single-phase imaging present a diagnostic challenge due to their varied management depending on whether they are benign or malignant. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the diagnostic performance of triple-phase multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in characterizing these lesions by assessing dynamic contrast enhancement across arterial, portal venous and delayed phases. Results showed that triple-phase CT accurately differentiated benign from malignant lesions, with vascular and enhancement patterns providing key diagnostic insights. Malignant lesions exhibited distinct features, including portal venous hypoenhancement and late-phase washout. Thus, we show the high accuracy of triple-phase CT for managing indeterminate FLLs, supporting better clinical decision-making.
Keywords
Benign lesions, diagnosis, focal liver lesions (FLLs), multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), triple-phase CT
Citation
Khurana et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2617-2623 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
