Clinical use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound beyond the liver: a focus on renal, splenic, and pancreatic applications
- Author:
Giorgia TEDESCO
1
;
Alessandro SARNO
;
Giulio RIZZO
;
Annamaria GRECCHI
;
Ilaria TESTA
;
Gabriele GIANNOTTI
;
Mirko D'ONOFRIO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Ultrasonography; contrast-enhanced; Kidney; Spleen; Pancreas
- MeSH: Biology; Diagnostic Imaging; Kidney; Liver; Pancreas; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spleen; Ultrasonography
- From: Ultrasonography 2019;38(4):278-288
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a relatively novel, but increasingly used, diagnostic imaging modality. In recent years, due to its safety, quickness, and repeatability, several studies have demonstrated the accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity of CEUS. The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology has recently updated the previous guidelines from 2012 for the use of CEUS in non-hepatic applications. This review deals with the clinical use and applications of CEUS for the evaluation of non-hepatic abdominal organs, focusing on renal, splenic, and pancreatic applications.
