Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance for Interventional Procedures.
Rivka KessnerDean A NakamotoVictor KondraySasan PartoviYasmine AhmedNami AzarPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)
Since its introduction, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has gained an important role in the diagnosis and management of abdominal and pelvic diseases. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve lesion detection rates as well as success rates of interventional procedures when compared to conventional ultrasound alone. Additionally, CEUS enables the interventionalist to assess the dynamic enhancement of different tissues and lesions, without the adverse effects of contrast-enhanced computed tomography, such as exposure to ionizing radiation and nephrotoxicity from iodinated contrast material. This review article describes the various applications and advantages of the use of CEUS to enhance performance of ultrasound-guided interventions in the abdomen and pelvis.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance
- ultrasound guided
- diffusion weighted imaging
- positron emission tomography
- gene expression
- dual energy
- rectal cancer
- image quality
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- adverse drug
- real time pcr
- quantum dots