Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System in Diagnosing Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnostic Performance and Interobserver Agreement” by Zhou and Collaborators

Hang Zhou; Pintong Huang

doi:10.1055/a-1979-0808

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2023; 44(06): 652-653
DOI: 10.1055/a-1979-0808

Letter to the Editor

Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System in Diagnosing Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnostic Performance and Interobserver Agreement” by Zhou and Collaborators

The low diagnostic prediction capacity of CEUS LR-M class for a specific tumor is not a problem but rather perhaps an advantage

Authors

Hang Zhou

Department of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Pintong Huang

Department of Ultrasound, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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