Tiny bubbles making large impact on medical ultrasound imaging
New research demonstrates ability to manipulate nanobubble size, acoustic resonance and, ultimately, ultrasound effectiveness — March 12, 2021 EurekAlert! RYERSON UNIVERSITY – Faculty of Science Research News – News release […]
Contrast echocardiography facilitates appropriate management of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suspected right ventricular masses: case series
March 10, 2021 — European Heart Journal Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with a coagulopathy with high incidence of venous thrombo-embolism. However, bleeding risk is also significant, causing […]
An Update on the Pediatric CEUS Registry on Behalf of the “EFSUMB Pediatric CEUS Registry Working Group”
March 9, 2021 — EFSUMB Abstract The European Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) created the “EFSUMB Pediatric Registry” (EFSUMB EPR) with the purpose of collecting data regarding […]
Molecular imaging of orthotopic prostate cancer with nanobubble ultrasound contrast agents targeted to PSMA
February 25, 2021 — Sci Rep Abstract Ultrasound imaging is routinely used to guide prostate biopsies, yet delineation of tumors within the prostate gland is extremely challenging, even with microbubble […]
Preoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Combined with 125I Seeds Localization in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer
February 24, 2021 — Dovepress Abstract Objective: To assess the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) technology in predicting axillary lymph nodes status before surgery, and to explore the feasibility […]
Contrast-Enhanced vs Conventional Endoscopic Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Pancreatic Lesions
February 22, 2021 — Gastroenterology Advisor By Brandon May In this multicenter Korean trial, 240 consecutive patients (mean age, 67.30 years) with solid pancreatic lesions were randomly assigned to undergo […]
FDA approves packaging for Bracco's Lumason agent
February 22, 2021 — AuntMinnie.com Bracco is set to introduce a 20-vial package of its Lumason ultrasound contrast agent following clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The […]
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the pediatric brain
February 18, 2021 — Pediatric Radiology Abstract Brain contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an emerging application that can complement gray-scale US and yield additionalinsights into cerebral flow dynamics. CEUS uses intravenous […]
5 Key Trends in Ultrasound Systems
Recent advances in ultrasound image systems include AI, automation, POCUS and development of therapeutic systems February 18, 2021 — Imaging Technology News Abstract Recent advances in ultrasound image systems seen […]
MR versus CEUS LI-RADS for Distinguishing Hepatocellular Carcinoma from other Hepatic Malignancies in High-Risk Patients
February 18, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract Distinguishing between other hepatic malignancies (OMs) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is vital to allow clinicians to determine optimal treatment and […]
Focused Ultrasound and Microbubble Treatment Increases Delivery of Transferrin Receptor-Targeting Liposomes to the Brain
February 16, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle to treating several brain disorders. Focused ultrasound (FUS) in combination with intravascular […]
SRU CEUS Guidelines for Non-Cardiac Imaging
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound, State of the Art in North America Ultrasound Quarterly Authors; Richard Barr, et al Guidelines for non-cardiac CEUS, published as a SRU white paper in September 2020 […]
Sonoporation: Underlying Mechanisms and Applications in Cellular Regulation
February 6, 2021 — BIO Integration Abstract Ultrasound combined with microbubble-mediated sonoporation has been applied to enhance drug or gene intracellular delivery. Sonoporation leads to the formation of openings in […]
Neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound for transcranial blood-brain barrier opening and immunostimulation in brain tumors
February 5, 2021 — Science Advances Abstract Focused ultrasound (FUS) in the presence of microbubbles can transiently open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to increase therapeutic agent penetration at the targeted […]
Quantifiable Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Explores the Role of Protection, Rest, Ice (Cryotherapy), Compression and Elevation (PRICE) Therapy on Microvascular Blood Flow
February 4, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract The aim of this randomized controlled laboratory study was to evaluate the role of standardized protection, rest, ice (cryotherapy), compression […]
The Application of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for Core Needle Biopsy of Subpleural Pulmonary Lesions: Retrospective Analysis in 92 Patients
February 2, 2021 Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in determining the viable target area in patients with subpleural pulmonary lesions […]
Clinical Utility of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
January 21, 2021 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in identifying lymphazdenopathy. PubMed, Web of Science, Embase […]
Perfusion patterns of peripheral pulmonary lesions in COVID‐19 patients using contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
January 18, 2021 — Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Abstract Purpose To describe perfusion patterns of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) in COVID‐19 patients using contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Patients and methods […]
Cortical perfusion as assessed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound is lower in patients with chronic kidney disease than in healthy subjects but increases under low salt conditions
January 11, 2021 — Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Abstract Background Disturbances in renal microcirculation play an important role in the pathophysiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the lack of easy […]
New Applications in Echocardiography for Ultrasound Contrast Agents in the 21st Century
January 8, 2020 — Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract Contrast echocardiography microbubbles are ultrasound-enhancing agents that were originally designed to help improve endocardial border definition, known as left ventricle […]