Contrast enhanced ultrasound of renal masses. A reappraisal of EFSUMB recommendations and possible emerging applications.
Med Ultrason
; 17(2): 219-26, 2015 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-26052574
ABSTRACT
The main imagistic method for characterization of renal lesions is contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT). Disadvantages of CECT are a contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with renal impairment, allergic reactions and high costs. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) evaluation of hepatic and non-hepatic lesions is a relatively new, but increasingly utilised, diagnostic method. In 2011 the European Federation of Societies of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) updated the Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Practice of CEUS and included in the recommendation the renal pathology. However, there are several possible new indications that have not been discussed (pyelocaliceal masses and renal vein thrombosis) and several issues that remain controversial such as the differentiation of benign and malignant tumours or the differentiation of lymphoma and metastasis. This study aims to review literature data, as well as reveal the latest findings in the field of renal CEUS.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aumento da Imagem
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Meios de Contraste
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Rim
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Nefropatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Ultrason
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Romênia