Performance of Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (Io-CEUS) in the Diagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer.
Martin Ignaz SchauerErnst Michael JungHans-Stefan HofmannNatascha Platz Batista da SilvaMichael AkersMichael RiedPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
The intrathoracic application of Io-CEUS demonstrated a peripheral and simultaneous central contrast enhancement in the early phase, which seems to be characteristic of lung cancer. In comparison to preoperative imaging, Io-CEUS was on par with the detection of malignancy and offers an additional tool for the intraoperative assessment of lung cancer before resection.