Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of the liver: a review of the clinical evidence for SonoVue and Sonazoid

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 45; no. 11; pp. 3779 - 3788
• Main Authors: Barr, Richard G., Huang, Pintong, Luo, Yan, Xie, Xiaoyan, Zheng, Rongqin, Yan, Kun, Jing, Xiang, Luo, Yukun, Xu, Huixiong, Fei, Xiang, Lee, Jeong Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ablation; Biopsy; Comparative studies; Contrast agents; Contrast media; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Imaging; Liver; Liver diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Radiology; Reagents; Review; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound; Sonazoid; Liver; Sonovue (Lumason); Ultrasound contrast; CEUS

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has become an established modality in various clinical indications for liver diseases. SonoVue ® , a pure blood pure agent, and Sonazoid ® , which exhibits an additional Kupffer phase, are contrast agents approved for liver imaging. This review discusses and compa...