Abstract: Objective To compare and analyze the clinical value of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and
ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of liver benign and malignant lesions. Methods Total of 170 cases
with malignant liver lesions and 146 cases with benign liver lesions from March 2010 to December 2015
in our hospital were selected as the research objects. All patients were confirmed by histopathology. The
results of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and ultrasound elastography of the lesions were analyzed
retrospectively. Results The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and
diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of malignant liver lesions were 82.35%, 78.08%, 81.40%, 79.17%
and 80.38% by two-dimensional ultrasound imaging and 95.29%, 91.78%, 93.10%, 94.37% and 93.67%
by ultrasound elastography, respectively. The above indexes of ultrasonic elastography in the diagnosis of
the focal liver lesion malignant lesions were significantly higher than those of two-dimensional ultrasound
imaging, the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 14.3395, 10.7038, 10.6824, 9.9582 and 24.7195;
P < 0.001). Conclusion The clinical value of ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of liver benign and
malignant lesions is significantly better than that of two-dimensional ultrasound imaging.
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