Contrast-Enhanced Hepatic Sonography

Contrast-enhanced sonography in blunt scrotal trauma().

The scope of this study was to determine whether contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), compared with basic US, can increase diagnostic confidence and provide relevant information on blunt scrotal trauma. Over a period of 75 months we examined 40 patients seen consecutively for blunt scrotal trauma using high-resolution US, color-power Doppler, low mechanical index CEUS, and power Doppler af...

Characterization of nontraumatic focal splenic lesions using contrast-enhanced sonography.

PURPOSE To compare contrast-enhanced sonography (CEUS) with contrast-enhanced CT in the assessment of nontraumatic focal lesions of the spleen. METHODS CEUS and CT findings in 22 patients with fever of unknown origin and ultrasound-detected splenic focal lesions were analyzed retrospectively. CEUS was performed using an ultrasound unit equipped with a 3.6-MHz probe and contrast-specific softw...

Intraoperative contrast-enhanced sonography of bowel blood flow: preliminary experience.

OBJECTIVES The potential to predict, and therefore avoid, anastomotic failure has eluded generations of colon and rectal surgeons to date. A reliable, reproducible method of assessing bowel blood flow therefore would be of enormous potential clinical relevance. To our knowledge, intraoperative contrast-enhanced sonography of the bowel has not been performed previously. We present our study asse...

Early detection of ovarian cancer with contrast enhanced transvaginal sonography

The CE-TVS differs from standard transvaginal sonography in that its inclusion of intravenous injection of ultrasound contrast with a threeminute recording of time intensity curve and its offl ine analysis. Microbubbles are prepared by shaking for 45 seconds in a specially designed vial oscillator. After an antecubital intravenous line is placed, 3 μL/kg of Defi nity (Lantheus Medical Imaging, ...

Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of Bowel Blood Flow