Contrast‑enhanced ultrasound imaging of the liver: a review of the clinical evidence for SonoVue and Sonazoid
May 18, 2020 — Abdominal Radiology Abstract Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has become an established modality in various clinical indications for liver diseases. SonoVue®, a pure blood pure agent, and Sonazoid®, […]
Ultrasound Enhancing Agents In the COVID-19 Era: Protocols, Safety, & Impact
Webinar – Northwest Imaging Forums (CME credits available – see below) Presented by: Jonathan R. Lindner1, Thomas R. Porter2, Michelle Bierig3 1. Oregon health and Sciences University; 2. University of […]
Registry on Performance of contrast echocardiography in confirmed COVID-19 patients
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Echocardiography is often used for the detection of cardiac dysfunction and identification of LV thrombus induced by COVID-19. However, there is no data regarding […]
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Renal Transplants
May 15, 2020 — Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Abstract Contrast-enhanced ultrasound has emerged as a useful imaging modality for the evaluation of the transplant kidney. Advantages over traditional imaging […]
Filling of Fine and Core Biopsy Needles With the Contrast Agent Sulfur Hexafluoride
Ex Vivo and in vitro Evaluation of Ultrasound Needle Visibility May 12, 2020 — Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Abstract Objectives To investigate whether the ex vivo and in vitro […]
Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound in Patients With COVID‐19
Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or Something Else? May 12, 2020 — Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 spiepr132 (COVID‐19) represents a very heterogeneous disease. Some aspects […]
Real time ultrasound molecular imaging of prostate Cancer with PSMA-targeted Nanobubbles
Apr 26, 2020 — Nanomedicine Abstract Contrast-enhanced ultrasound with microbubbles has shown promise in detection of prostate cancer (PCa), but sensitivity and specificity remain challenging. Targeted nanoscale-contrast agents with improved […]
Limited added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound over B-mode for the subtyping of hepatocellular adenomas
April 24, 2020 — European Journal of Radiology Abstract Purpose To compare the features of hepatocellular adenoma subtypes (HCAs) in B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Method Thirty-three patients (31 women […]
Sonothrombolysis Improves Myocardial Dynamics and Microvascular Obstruction Preventing Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
April 23, 2019 — American Heart Association Abstract Background: It has recently been demonstrated that high-energy diagnostic transthoracic ultrasound and intravenous microbubbles dissolve thrombi (sonothrombolysis) and increase angiographic recanalization rates […]
Benefits, Open Questions and Challenges of the use of Ultrasound in the COVID-19 pandemic era
The views of a panel of worldwide international experts European Journal of Ultrasound – Ultraschall in der Medizin Authors: Fabio Piscaglia*, Federico Stefanini, Vito Cantisani, Paul S. Sidhu, Richard Barr, […]
Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Webinar
April 14, 2020 — EFSUMB Presenters: F. Piscaglia, F. Stefanini, V. Salvatore To view webinar presentations, go to: http://www.efsumb.org/blog/webinar-covid19-pp Presentations: INTRODUCTION ON THE CLINICAL PICTURE OF COVID-19 DISEASE. BASIC CONCEPTS […]
The pediatric benefits of contrast enhanced ultrasound
April 20, 2020 — HealthCareBusiness News By Lauren Dubinsky, Senior Reporter In recent years, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has emerged as a novel way to image children for certain indications. Unlike […]
First Protocol on How to Use Lung Ultrasound to Triage COVID-19
April 09, 2020 — EFSUMB By Liam Davenport The first protocol for the use of lung ultrasound to quantitively and reproducibly assess the degree of lung involvement in patients suspected […]
Ultrasound’s Role in Alzheimer’s Treatment Research
April 2, 2020 — Imaging technology News (ITN) By Katie Caron Editor at Scranton Gillette Communications An estimated 44 million people worldwide are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most […]
Proposal for International Standardization of the Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patients With COVID‐19
A Simple, Quantitative, Reproducible Method March 30, 2020 — Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM) Authors: Gino Soldati MD, Andrea Smargiassi MD, PhD, Riccardo Inchingolo MD, Danilo Buonsenso MD, Tiziano […]
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Focal Liver Masses: A Success Story
May 1, 2020 — ScienceDirect – Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Abstract The epidemic of increasing fatty liver disease and liver cancer worldwide, and especially in Western society, has given […]
Use of CEUS LI-RADS for the Accurate Diagnosis of Nodules in Patients at Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Validation Study
March 27, 2009 — Radiology: Imaging Cancer Abstract CEUS LI-RADS provided high specificity for noninvasive imaging-based diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, removing the need for tissue diagnosis; in addition, it allowed […]
CEUS of Focal Liver Masses: A Success Story!
The epidemic of increasing fatty liver disease and liver cancer worldwide, and especially in Western society, has given new importance to non-invasive liver imaging. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) using microbubble contrast […]
Dynamic solid-state ultrasound contrast agent for monitoring pH fluctuations in vivo
March 23, 2020 — ACS Sensors Abstract The key challenge for in vivo biosensing is to design biomarker-responsive contrast agents that can be readily detected and monitored by broadly available […]
Ultrasound Mediated Destruction of LMW-HA-Loaded and Folate-Conjugated Nanobubble for TAM Targeting and Reeducation
March 23, 2020 — Dove Medical Press Abstract Purpose: To synthesize and evaluate a novel folate-conjugated ultrasonic nanobubble (HA-FOL-NB) loading low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid (LMW-HA) for specific tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) targeting […]