SynthesisUltrasonic imaging2021
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging of Uterine Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a potential method for identifying the cause of postpartum hemorrhage in emergency settings.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- A predictive model combining conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for predicting complete microwave ablation of uterine fibroids: a multi-centre study.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Preliminary quantitative and qualitative evaluation of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in normal proliferative endometrium of infertile patients.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnosis and classification of uterine fibroids.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Review
- Partial ischemic necrosis of the uterus following artery ligation for postpartum hemorrhage after placental abruption: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Advances in ultrasound-based imaging for diagnosis of endometrial cancer.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Understanding different aspects of blood supply of uterine fibroids: an overview of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Diagnostic value of transvaginal contrast-enhanced ultrasound in identifying benign and malignant endometrial lesions and assessing myometrial invasion.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Preoperative multimodal ultrasonic imaging in a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome complicated by atypical lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia: a case report and literature review.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2024Article
- Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in microwave ablation treatment of symptomatic focal uterine adenomyosis.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- Pancreatic metastasis of leiomyoma found 27 years after uterine fibroid surgery.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Clinical value of quantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pelvic tumors.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and High Sensitive Doppler for Monitoring Outcomes of Uterine Artery Embolization.Academic radiology · 2023Article
- Posterior choroidal leiomyoma: new findings from a case and literature review.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Review
- Applying contrast-enhanced ultrasound model to distinguish atypical focal adenomyosis from uterine leiomyomas.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Uterine leiomyosarcoma diagnosis after treatment of presumed uterine fibroid with the high-intensity focused ultrasound: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced/DWI MRI and ultrasonography in the differentiation between benign and malignant myometrial tumors.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Uterine disorders are often presented with overlapping symptoms. The microvasculature holds specific information important for diagnosing uterine disorders. Conventional sonography is an established diagnostic technique in gynecology, but is limited by its inability to image the microvasculature. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), is capable of imaging the microvasculature by means of intravascular contrast agents; that is, gas-filled microbubbles. We provide a literature overview on the use of CEUS in diagnosing myometrial and endometrial disorders, that is, fibroids, adenomyosis, leiomyosarcomas and endometrial carcinomas, as well as for monitoring and enhancing the effectiveness of minimally invasive therapies. A systematic literature search with quality assessment was performed until December 2020. In total 34 studies were included, published between 2007 and 2020.The results entail a description of contrast-enhancement patterns obtained from healthy tissue and from malignant and benign tissue; providing a first base for potential diagnostic differentiation in gynecology. In addition it is also possible to determine the degree of myometrial invasion in case of endometrial carcinoma using CEUS. The effectiveness of minimally invasive therapies for uterine disorders can safely and accurately be assessed with CEUS. In conclusion, the abovementioned applications of CEUS are promising and it is worth further exploring its full potential for gynecology by designing innovative and methodologically high-quality clinical studies.
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