Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	1574
Country	Germany

Received	2012-12-20 19:28
Peer-Review Started	2012-12-23 19:14
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-01-07 11:47
Revised
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2013-04-27 10:43
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-04-28 00:05
Articles in Press
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-05-13 16:17
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-05-21 10:34
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-06-04 12:34

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Fortuitously discovered liver lesions
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Christoph F Dietrich, Malay Sharma, Robert N Gibson, Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich and Christian Jenssen
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Christoph F Dietrich, Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Uhlandstr. 7, 97980 Bad Mergentheim, Germany. christoph.dietrich@ckbm.de
Key Words	Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hemangioma; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Metastasis; Ultrasonography; Recommendations; Guidelines
Core Tip	The presented paper is intended to discuss, comment and illustrate the recently published international guidelines on hepatic applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Recommendations are based on a prospective multicenter study with more than 1000 histologically confirmed tumors and on national and international guidelines. The focus is on the important clinical work-up of the fortuitously discovered liver lesion. In contrast to most other published papers dealing with imaging methods, these recommendations also give advice for the clinician from a clinical point of view, including laboratory data. The described work-up includes different scenarios, e.g., the asymptomatic (healthy) patient vs the oncological patient. Limitations of techniques and sources of error are also explained.
Publish Date	2013-06-04 12:34
Citation	Dietrich CF, Sharma M, Gibson RN, Schreiber-Dietrich D, Jenssen C. Fortuitously discovered liver lesions. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(21): 3173-3188
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i21/3173.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3173

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Peer-review Report	1574-Peer review(s).pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	1574-Scientific editor work list.doc