Advantages and limitations of focal liver lesion assessment with ultrasound contrast agents: comments on the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [EFSUMB] guidelines
Medical Principles and Practice. 2016; 25 (5): 399-407
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ABSTRACT
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound [CEUS] represents a significant breakthrough in sonography. Due to US contrast agents [UCAs] and contrast-specific techniques, sonography offers the potential to show enhancement of liver lesions in a similar way as contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging techniques. The real-time assessment of liver perfusion throughout the vascular phases, without any risk of nephrotoxicity, represents one of the major advantages that this technique offers. CEUS has led to a dramatic improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of US and subsequently has been included in current guidelines as an important step in the diagnostic workup of focal liver lesions [FLLs], resulting in a better patient management and cost-effective therapy. The purpose of this review was to provide a detailed description of contrast agents used in different cross-sectional imaging procedures for the study of FLLs, focusing on characteristics, indications and advantages of UCAs in clinical practice
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Med. Princ. Pract.
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2016