Ultrasound contrast agents

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) plays an important role in imaging of the mediastinum and abdominal organs. Since the introduction of US contrast agents (UCA) for transabdominal US, attempts have been made to apply contrast-enhanced US techniques also to EUS. Since 2003, specific contrast-enhanced imagi...

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Published inEndoscopic Ultrasound Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 355 - 362
Main Authors Ignee, Andre, Atkinson, Nathan, Schuessler, Gudrun, Dietrich, Christoph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.11.2016
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Contrast media
Diagnosis
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Pancreatic cancer
Review
Safety and security measures
SonoVue
Definity
Optison
Levovist
endosonography
ultrasound
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Summary:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) plays an important role in imaging of the mediastinum and abdominal organs. Since the introduction of US contrast agents (UCA) for transabdominal US, attempts have been made to apply contrast-enhanced US techniques also to EUS. Since 2003, specific contrast-enhanced imaging was possible using EUS. Important studies have been published regarding contrast-enhanced EUS and the characterization of focal pancreatic lesions, lymph nodes, and subepithelial tumors. In this manuscript, we describe the relevant UCA, their application, and specific image acquisition as well as the principles of image tissue characterization using contrast-enhanced EUS. Safety issues, potential future developments, and EUS-specific issues are reviewed.
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ISSN:2303-9027
2226-7190
DOI:10.4103/2303-9027.193594