Contrast mammography plus ultrasound on par with MRI for preop staging
August 5, 2021 — AuntMinnie.com By Amerigo Allegretto A combination of contrast-enhanced mammography with ultrasound performs as well as breast MRI for preoperative staging for breast cancer, according to a Dutch study published August 2 in the European Journal of Radiology. The study findings suggest that an effective “one-stop-shop” imaging strategy is available to clinicians […]
Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound as Diagnostic Options for Unclear Cystic Renal Lesions: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
August 3, 2021 — European Journal of Ultrasound Abstract Purpose Correct differentiation between malignant and benign incidentally found cystic renal lesions has critical implications for patient management. In several studies contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) showed higher sensitivity with respect to the accurate characterization of these lesions compared to MRI, but the cost-effectiveness of CEUS has yet […]
Is CEUS the future for imaging complex renal cysts? Are we on the threshold of a change?
August 3, 2021 — European Journal of Ultrasound – Editorial Abstract The paper by Gasser et al in this issue compares the cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging as a diagnostic option for indeterminate cystic renal lesions [1]. The cost-effectiveness of CEUS has also been investigated and reported recently by Spiesecke […]
Role of CEUS in Vascular Pathology
August 3, 2021 — European Journal of Ultrasound Abstract In recent years, the implementation of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in clinical practice has opened new horizons in the arterial pathologies research field, since this technique is able to supply new sets of data that can be crucial in patient management. The main applications of CEUS in […]
Contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) versus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for staging of breast cancer: The pro CEM perspective
August 2, 2021 — European Journal of Radiology Abstract In women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, preoperative staging is required to assess disease extent, enabling us to decide on the most optimal treatment strategy. For locoregional staging, assessment of intramammary tumor extent and presence of axillary and perhaps also internal mammary lymph node metastases is […]
Liver Injury and Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Evaluating Intrahepatic Recurrence in a Case of TACE-Refractory Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving Atezolizumab-Bevacizumab Combination Therapy: A Case Report
August 1, 2021 — Diagnostics Abstract A 67-year-old male with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) was diagnosed with postoperative intrahepatic recurrence for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nine sessions of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) proved ineffective, and the patient was diagnosed as having TACE-refractory disease and received seven cycles of atezolizumab–bevacizumab combination therapy. After that, the patient developed hyperglycemia […]
How to Perform Intra-Operative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of the Brain—A WFUMB Position Paper
August 1, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract Intra-operative ultrasound has become a relevant imaging modality in neurosurgical procedures. While B-mode, with its intrinsic limitations, is still considered the primary ultrasound modality, intra-operative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (ioCEUS) has more recently emerged as a powerful tool in neurosurgery. Though still not used on a large […]
Contrast-Enhanced Intraoperative Ultrasonography with Kupffer Phase May Change Treatment Strategy of Metastatic Liver Tumors – A Single-Centre Prospective Study
July 31, 2021 — Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management Abstract Aim To compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) with Kupffer phase in metastatic liver tumours. Methods Twenty-seven consecutive patients with liver metastasis were prospectively recruited from November 2019 to July 2020 in the Department of HPB, Beijing Hospital. MRI and Contrast Enhanced […]
Contrast agent retention features in contrast-enhanced ultrasound: diagnostic performance for the prediction of papillary thyroid carcinoma
July 22, 2021 — Clinical Imaging Abstract Purpose To report a new feature of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and its diagnostic performance for the prediction of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods This retrospective study was conducted from October 2018 to March 2019, including 276 patients with 308 thyroid nodules who underwent CEUS examinations prior to surgery […]
Microbubbles and Ultrasound Accelerated Thrombolysis for Peripheral Arterial Occlusions: The Outcomes of a Single Arm Phase II Trial
July 21, 2021 — European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Since the introduction of thrombolysis in the 1990s, significant changes have been made in thrombolytic agents and administration techniques. Numerous methods, such as ultrasound assisted thrombolysis, have been investigated to improve the results of the technique. The efficacy and associated […]
Clinical conditions and echocardiographic parameters associated with mortality in COVID-19
July 20, 2021 — European Journal of Clinical Investigation Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently recognized viral infective disease which can be complicated by acute respiratory stress syndrome (ARDS) and cardiovascular complications including severe arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, myocarditis and pulmonary embolism. The aim of the present study was to identify the […]
Diagnosis of gastric submucosal tumors and estimation of malignant risk of GIST by endoscopic ultrasound. Comparison between B mode and contrast- harmonic mode (with videos)
July 13, 2021 — Digestive and Liver Disease Abstract Background Standard B-mode EUS assessment and EUS-guided tissue acquisition present sub-optimal diagnostic yield in the differential diagnosis of gastric submucosal tumors (SMTs). Aims To evaluate the performances of contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CH-EUS) to differentiate gastric SMTs and predict malignancy risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). […]
Parker Labs leads investment in Solstice ultrasound contrast agent
July 7, 2021 — AuntMinnie.com By Staff writers Parker Laboratories has led a consortium making an investment in Solstice Pharmaceuticals that’s designed to fund the company’s development of a new ultrasound contrast agent. The agent is based on microbubble technology that allows image contrast to be precisely engineered and optimized with custom-made monodisperse microbubbles for […]
Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Ovarian Transplantation through Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction
July 1, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract Timely angiogenesis and effective microcirculation perfusion are essential for the survival and functional recovery of transplanted ovaries. Ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD) can lead to angiogenesis and increase flow perfusion by causing transient inflammation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of UTMD […]
Principal component regression-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound evaluation system for the management of BI-RADS US 4A breast masses: objective assistance for radiologists
July 1,2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract A portion of detected breast masses might be overrated by using the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System ultrasonography (BI-RADS US) lexicon. A principal component regression-based contrast-enhanced ultrasound (PCR-CEUS) evaluation system was built to quantitatively illustrate whether CEUS could help radiologists to differentiate 4A masses. The PCR-CEUS […]
ANNOUNCING: New CEUS education hub for sonography schools
Free access to CEUS educational frameworks, webinars and other resources suitable for incorporation into the curricula of sonography training programs Prepared by Joint Task Force on CEUS Curriculum in Sonographer Schools July 1, 2021 ICUS Access the Hub at: www.icus-society.org Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) has been an essential component of modern ultrasound laboratories throughout the […]
Ultrasound Contrast Agents Greatly Aids in Complex Congenital Heart Imaging
June 29, 2021 — DAIC By Editor Echocardiography with ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) has proven to be a valuable imaging procedure after surgery for children born with single ventricle congenital heart disease (CHD). This heart defect occurs when one of the two ventricles is not large enough or strong enough to work correctly. Research presented […]
Quantitative ultrasound characterization of therapy response in prostate cancer in vivo
June 21, 2021 — DocWire News Abstract Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is a non-invasive imaging modality that permits the detection of tumor response following various cancer therapies. Based on ultrasound signal scattering from the biological system, scatterer size, and concentration of microscopic scatterers, QUS enables the rapid characterization of tumor cell death. In this study, tumor […]
Predicting Long-Term Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Transarterial Radioembolization Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Initial Experiences
June 13, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract Conventional cross-sectional imaging done shortly after radioembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) does not reliably predict long-term response to treatment. This study evaluated whether quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can predict the long-term response of HCC to yttrium-90 (Y-90) treatment. Fifteen patients underwent CEUS at three time […]
Pediatric contrast-enhanced ultrasound: shedding light on the pursuit of approval in the United States
June 11, 2021 — Pediatric Radiology Abstract For two decades, pediatric contrast US has been well accepted throughout Europe and other parts of the world outside the United States because of its high diagnostic efficacy and extremely favorable safety profile. This includes intravenous (IV) administration, contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) and the intravesical application, contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography […]
