ReviewUltrasound international open2020
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies.
Review in Ultrasound international open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in traumatic solid organ injuries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography for the identification of proximal aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Is it time to re-think FAST? A systematic review and meta-analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and conventional ultrasound for initial assessment of abdominal trauma.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a potential method for identifying the cause of postpartum hemorrhage in emergency settings.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in urgent and emergent pediatric conditions: a comprehensive review.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics in orbital cavernous venous malformation.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2025Article
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- The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Can contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) be useful in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion in pediatric females? A preliminary monocentric experience.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Conventional ultrasound imaging (US) is the first-line investigation in acute non-traumatic abdominal emergencies, but sometimes it needs further examinations, such as computed tomography (CT), to reach a certain diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), through injection of contrast medium, may provide the radiologist with additional information that could not be investigated with baseline US. It could help reach a diagnosis and rapidly determine the proper therapy in an emergency setting. The purpose of this review is to explain and illustrate the various possibilities and limitations of CEUS in acute non-traumatic abdominal diseases, in particular acute inflammation, parenchymal infarcts, and hemorrhages.
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