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Table 3 The Formation of an Equation for the US Score

From: Differential diagnosis between hepatic alveolar echinococcosis and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound

Selected features

Coefficient

Signs

Assigned Score

Echogenicity

−0.11112163

Mixed-echogenicity

−1

Pseudocystic/calcification

1.12745008

Pseudocystic/calcification

1

Bile duct dilatation

−0.32246004

Bile duct dilatation

−1

Enhancement pattern

0.40994879

Regular rim

1

Enhancement duration

0.00372324

> 60s

1

Marked washout

−0.52185663

Marked washout

−1

  1. US Ultrasound