The Safety and Effectiveness of Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced Sonography in Chinese Children—A Single Center and Prospective Study in China
December 5, 2019 — Frontiers in Pharmacology Background and Objective: Intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), using the second-generation ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue®, has been widely used in adults. In 2016, it […]
Pediatric CEUS Usage Growing Very Fast
Dec 2, 2019 — ICUS By Kassa Darge, MD Diagnostic imaging can be a great tool in saving life. However, x-ray, CT and MRI come at a price for children. […]
FDA Approves Ultrasound Enhancing Agent for Use in Pediatric Patients
Dec 2, 2019 — Pharmacy Times By Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor Officials with the FDA have approved sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres for injectable suspension (Lumason, Bracco Diagnostics Inc), for […]
Can CEUS with second generation contrast agents replace CT angiography for distinguishing between occlusion and pseudo-occlusion of the internal carotid artery?
Clinics (Sao Paulo) January, 2015 Carlos Augusto Pinto Ventura,I Erasmo Simão da Silva,II Giovanni Guido Cerri,I Pedro Puech Leão,IV Adriano Tachibana,I Maria Cristina ChammasIII I Hospital das Clı´nicas da Faculdade […]
Sound waves and microbubbles to tackle tumours
The Times — November 13, 2019 By Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent Scientists have developed a means of using sound waves to track and manoeuvre tiny parcels of drugs to precise […]
Road to RSNA 2019: Ultrasound Preview
November 11, 2019 — AuntMinnie.com By Kate Madden Yee What’s not to like about ultrasound? It’s cost-effective, portable, and noninvasive — and it’s proving to be an effective tool for […]
CEUS predicts cirrhotic nodule transformation to HCC
Cirrhotic Nodule Transformation to Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Natural History and Predictive Biomarkers on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound January 1, 2020 — American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ABSTRACT : OBJECTIVE. The objective of our […]
Higher prostate cancer targeting ability with multiparametric ultrasound
Automated multiparametric localization of prostate cancer based on B-mode, shear-wave elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound radiomics European Radiology — October 10, 2019 Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to […]
Can radiologists confidently use contrast-enhanced ultrasound LI-RADS?
Health Imaging — October 8, 2019 By Matt O’Connor Radiologists can confidently use the contrast-enhanced ultrasound liver imaging reporting and data system (CEUS LI-RADS) to categorize patients at high-risk for […]
Ultrasound Imaging Finally Gets an Upgrade As Scientists Improve the Quality by 10x
Oct 5, 2019 – Good News Network Scientists have unveiled a new technique using a super-resolution ultrasound method that improves resolution by 5 to 10 times compared to standard ultrasound […]
Ultrasound breakthrough 'can spot cancer earlier'
Sep 30, 2019 – BBC Scotland By Kenneth Macdonald, BBC Scotland Science Correspondent A new ultrasound technique is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough in the technology for more than […]
ICUS meeting highlights CEUS research
September 6, 2019 — AuntMinnie.com staff writers The benefits of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) are being highlighted at the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) Bubble Conference in Chicago. Among many other […]
Resolution of indeterminate MRI with CEUS in patients at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma
August, 2019 — Abdominal Radiology Abstract Purpose To show the contribution of CEUS to characterization of indeterminate MRI observations in high-risk patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods From July to […]
CEUS augments limb perfusion
Augmentation of Tissue Perfusion in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Using Microbubble Cavitation JACC Cardiovascular Imaging — August, 2019 Abstract Objectives The authors investigated ideal acoustic conditions on a clinical […]
Microbubble CEUS treatment in cervical cancer
The better effects of microbubble ultrasound transfection of miR-940 on cell proliferation inhibition and apoptosis promotion in human cervical cancer cells. Dovepress — August 21, 2019 Purpose: Cervical cancer is […]
Super-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Methodology for the Identification of In Vivo Vascular Dynamics in 2D
August 2019 – Journal of Investigative Radiology Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to provide an ultrasound-based super-resolution methodology that can be implemented using clinical 2-dimensional ultrasound equipment […]
Contrast Use in First Transthoracic Echocardiogram for Heart Failure Reduces Repeat Testing
August 7, 2019 — DAIC – Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology Study of more than 9,000 patients finds contrast group five times less likely to need repeat exam with earlier hospital […]
Prostate Contrast Enhanced Transrectal Ultrasound (CE-TRUS) Evaluation of the Prostate with Whole Mount Prostatectomy Correlation.
August 6, 2019 — URO TODAY To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast enhanced transrectal ultrasound (CE-TRUS) in comparison with whole-mount radical prostatectomy specimens. 58 subjects who underwent CE-TRUS and […]
Single-Center Study: Evaluating the Diagnostic Performance and Safety of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Pregnant Women to Assess Hepatic Lesions.
July 30, 2019 — European Journal of Ultrasound Abstract Background: Ultrasound is an essential imaging tool for evaluating physiological and pathological fetal or maternal conditions during pregnancy. Published data is […]
Invited Commentary on “Contrast-enhanced US in Local Ablative Therapy and Secondary Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma,” with Author Response
July 26, 2019 — RadioGraphics By Shuchi K. Rodgers, MD Department of Radiology, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland CEUS can play a crucial role in patients with HCC […]