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Table 1 Summary length of time to receive results

From: Heterogeneity in patient diagnostic pathways: an example from contrast-enhanced ultrasound diagnostic scans for focal liver lesions

Modality

Lesion benign

Lesion malignant

CE-US (SonoVue)

-Immediate

Varies considerably by hospital:

-Within 24 hours if inpatient, or

-Less than 1 week

-Within 1 week, if results sent to GP

-Between 2 – 8 weeks

MR/CT

 

Varies considerably (>than for CE-US)