Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in differential diagnosis of peripheral lung tumors and inflammatory lesions. Methods Forty-five patients with pulmonary peripheral masses were collected according to the results of enhanced CT scans. And conventional ultrasonography and CEUS were used to test the lesions. The contrast pulse sequence (CPS) was used to evaluate the clinical value of CEUS in the differential diagnosis of peripheral lung tumors and inflammatory lesions. Results The distribution of blood vessels in the pulmonary inflammatory lesions was uniform enhancement after angiography. In tumors, tortuous vessels, arteriovenous anastomosis formation and tissue necrosis leaded to inhomogeneous enhancement after angiography. The enhancement time and washout time of the benign masses were faster than those of the malignant tumors, and the maximum intensity of the benign masses was higher than that of the malignant tumors (P < 0.05). The slope of the descending branch of the tumor lesions was (3.52 ± 1.65)%, and that of the inflammatory lesions was (2.75 ± 1.39)%; the slope of the ascending branch of the tumor lesions was (10.19 ± 1.29)%, and that of the inflammatory lesions was (11.57 ± 2.97)%; there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions CEUS can help to differentiate peripheral lung tumor lesions from inflammatory lesions in clinic.