Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Small Intestinal Ischemia: Proof of Concept.

Sriharsha GummadiGeorge KoenigCorinne E WessnerPriscilla MachadoJonathan StemFlemming ForsbergJi-Bin LiuAndrej LyshchikPatrick O'KaneJohn R Eisenbrey

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

CEUS is uniquely positioned for evaluating the small intestine, because of its high temporal resolution and immediacy of results. Combined with multi-sectional imaging for focal areas of ischemia and/or clinical suspicion for pan ischemia, CEUS may be a useful rule out test for small intestinal ischemia.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced ultrasound
high resolution
photodynamic therapy