EFSUMB 2020 Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorization - Position Statement.
Vito CantisaniMichele BertolottoDirk-André ClevertJean-Michel CorreasFrancesco Maria DrudiThomas FischerOdd Helge GiljaAntonio GranataOle GraumannChristopher J HarveyAndre IgneeChristian JenssenMarkus Herbert LerchbaumerMatthew RagelAdrian SaftoiuAndreas L SerraKonrad Friedrich StockJolanta WebbPaul S SidhuPublished in: Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) (2020)
The well-established Bosniak renal cyst classification is based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography determining the malignant potential of cystic renal lesions. Ultrasound has not been incorporated into this pathway. However, the development of ultrasound contrast agents coupled with the superior resolution of ultrasound makes it possible to redefine the imaging of cystic renal lesions. In this position statement, an EFSUMB Expert Task Force reviews, analyzes, and describes the accumulated knowledge and limitations and presents the current position on the use of ultrasound contrast agents in the evaluation of cystic renal lesions.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted
- healthcare
- high resolution
- deep learning
- diffusion weighted imaging
- positron emission tomography
- randomized controlled trial
- dual energy
- systematic review
- clinical practice
- climate change
- meta analyses