Current consensus and guidelines of contrast enhanced ultrasound for the characterization of focal liver lesions
- Abstract
- The application of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) is considered essential when evaluating focal liver lesions (FLLs) using ultrasonography (US). Microbubble UCAs are easy to use and robust; their use poses no risk of nephrotoxicity and requires no ionizing radiation. The unique features of contrast enhanced US (CEUS) are not only noninvasiveness but also real-time assessing of liver perfusion throughout the vascular phases. The later feature has led to dramatic improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of US for detection and characterization of FLLs as well as the guidance to therapeutic procedures and evaluation of response to treatment. This article describes the current consensus and guidelines for the use of UCAs for the FLLs that are commonly encountered in US. After a brief description of the bases of different CEUS techniques, contrast-enhancement patterns of different types of benign and malignant FLLs and other clinical applications are described and discussed on the basis of our experience and the literature data.
- All Author(s)
- J. Y. Jang
; M. Y. Kim
; S. W. Jeong
; T. Y. Kim
; S. U. Kim
; S. H. Lee
; K. T. Suk
; S. Y. Park
; H. Y. Woo
; S. G. Kim
; J. Heo
; S. K. Baik
; H. S. Kim
; W. Y. Tak
- Issued Date
- 2013
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Guidelines; Contrast enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS); Focal liver lesions (FLLs)
- Publisher
- 대한간학회
- ISSN
- 2287-2728
- Citation Title
- Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
- Citation Volume
- 19
- Citation Number
- 1
- Citation Start Page
- 1
- Citation End Page
- 16
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.1.1
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/1805
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