Elastography in differential diagnostics of nodal and diffuse pathology of hepar

Summary. The article is dedicated to the possibility of new method — sonoelastography in differential diagnostics of pathology of hepar. 12 patients were examined by ultrasound using sonoelastography (in 1 case of them was diagnosed hepatocellular cancer, in 8 cases — metastases, in 2 — hemangioma, in 1 — cyst). When elastography malignancies have high rigidity and portrayed mostly shades of red; benign been more flexible, have low stiffness and portrayed blue and green colors. The results showed the effectiveness of sonoelastography as a method for specifying the differential diagnosis of pathology of hepar.