Update in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of modern medicine is to safely classify diseases for successful therapy without invasive measures. Sonography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are potent imaging techniques. However, without contrast medium, the informative value of the 3 native methods is limited. The advantages of sonography are: no radiation exposure or previously known physically harmful interactions with tissue, proportionate disappearance of a contrast agent risk, no (probably irreversible) contrast agent deposits, and no risk of renal insufficiency. But, is that enough to compete with of even exceed CT and MRI?

Summary

In this review, the state of the art of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the abdominal cavity is presented. The remarkable diagn

SUBMITTER: Beckmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature