Microbubble contrast agent SonoVue: An efficient medium for the preoperative lymphatic mapping of thyroid carcinoma

• Published in: Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology Vol. 10; p. 1077145
• Main Authors: Chen, Lei, Dong, Bingwan, Jiang, Liu, Zhang, Jixin, Chen, Luzeng, Li, Tiancheng, Shao, Yuhong, Sun, Xiuming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.12.2022
• Subjects: Bioengineering and Biotechnology; lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound; metastasis; microbubble contrast agent; sentinel lymph node; thyroid carcinoma; sentinel lymph node; thyroid carcinoma; metastasis; lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound; microbubble contrast agent

Objective: To assess the value of microbubble contrast agent SonoVue in the thorough preoperative lymphatic mapping of patients with thyroid carcinoma, including the lymphatic drainage region, the detection of sentinel lymph node (SLN), and the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis (LNM). Materials and...