ReviewMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
Advantages and Limitations of Focal Liver Lesion Assessment with Ultrasound Contrast Agents: Comments on the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines.
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- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Solid Renal Lesions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Surveillance for malignant progression of LI-RADS version 2017 category 3/4 nodules using contrast-enhanced ultrasound.European radiology · 2023Article
- Diagnostic Performance of an Artificial Intelligence Model Based on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Patients with Liver Lesions: A Comparative Study with Clinicians.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Ultrasound—New Techniques Are Extending the Applications.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Article
- Using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography to assess the degree of acute testicular torsion: a case series.BMC medical imaging · 2022Article
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- A Review of Clinical Applications for Super-resolution Ultrasound Localization Microscopy.Current medical science · 2022Review
- Diagnosis of liver tumors by multimodal ultrasound imaging.Medicine · 2020Article
- Intraoperative Imaging Techniques to Visualize Hepatic (Micro)Perfusion: An Overview.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2020Review
- Ultrasound imaging of abdominal sarcoidosis: State of the art.World journal of clinical cases · 2019Review
- [CEUS-Diagnostic of malignant liver lesions].Der Radiologe · 2018Review
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Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) represents a significant breakthrough in sonography. Due to US contrast agents (UCAs) and contrast-specific techniques, sonography offers the potential to show enhancement of liver lesions in a similar way as contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging techniques. The real-time assessment of liver perfusion throughout the vascular phases, without any risk of nephrotoxicity, represents one of the major advantages that this technique offers. CEUS has led to a dramatic improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of US and subsequently has been included in current guidelines as an important step in the diagnostic workup of focal liver lesions (FLLs), resulting in a better patient management and cost-effective therapy. The purpose of this review was to provide a detailed description of contrast agents used in different cross-sectional imaging procedures for the study of FLLs, focusing on characteristics, indications and advantages of UCAs in clinical practice.
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