Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of hepatocellular carcinoma: where do we stand?

• Published in: Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 200 - 214
• Main Authors: Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo, Taibbi, Adele, Midiri, Massimo, Lagalla, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 01.07.2019; 대한초음파의학회
• Subjects: Contrast agents; Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Patients; Review; Surveillance; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound contrast media; 방사선과학; United States > US; Italy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography; Liver cirrhosis; Liver; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound contrast media

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) represents a significant breakthrough in ultrasonography (US), and it is being increasingly used for the evaluation of focal liver lesions (FLLs). CEUS is unique in that it allows non-invasively assessment of liver perfusion in real time throughout the vascular ph...