Clinical applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
- Author:
Qing DAI
;
Yu-Xin JIANG
- Publication Type:Editorial
- MeSH:
Contrast Media;
administration & dosage;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Drug Delivery Systems;
Humans;
Microbubbles;
Ultrasonography;
methods
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2008;30(1):1-4
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Microbubble contrast agents for ultrasound (US) have been developed and clinically applied in recent years. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been widely used in the imaging of liver and other organs such as kidney, pancreases, spleen, prostate, ovarian, uterus as well as abdominal trauma, showing promising values in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of various diseases. This article reviews the recent development and future protential clinical applications of CEUS.