Assessment of Parotid Gland Tumors by Means of Quantitative Multiparametric Ultrasound (mpUS).

Katharina Margherita WakonigMarkus Herbert LerchbaumerSteffen DommerichHeidi OlzeBernd HammThomas FischerPhilipp Arens

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

MpUS seems to be beneficial in the assessment of PGT characterization, with benign PGT appearing to be softer in SWE than tumors with malignant tendencies. The quantitative CEUS parameter shows higher perfusion in WT than in PA, and malignant PGTs are less vascularized than WTs.

Keyphrases

high resolution
contrast enhanced ultrasound
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
mass spectrometry