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 was approved for pediatric applications by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, it has not been approved by the Chinese Food and Drug […]
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. Radiation, need for sedation or anesthesia and potential serious adverse events of some of the contrast agents are major hurdles to carrying out these studies. […]
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 use in echocardiography in pediatric patients. This is the drug’s fourth indication approved by the FDA. The contrast agent is newly indicated to opacify the […]
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 de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Radiology, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. II Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Surgery, […]
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 locations inside the body. The technique could be used to ferry powerfully toxic cancer treatments to tumour sites, avoiding damage to surrounding tissues and dramatically […]
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 a wide range of applications, from treating uterine fibroids and identifying hydrocephalus in children to diagnosing enlarged veins in patients with cirrhosis. At this year’s […]
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 study was to identify sonographic biomarkers predicting or indicating eventual malignant transformation of pathologically confirmed cirrhotic nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Thirty-nine consecutive patients with 44 […]
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 assess the potential of machine learning based on B-mode, shear-wave elastography (SWE), and dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE-US) radiomics for the localization of prostate cancer (PCa) […]
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 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to an Oct. 8 study published in the European Journal of Radiology. Four ultrasound physicians used CEUS LI-RADS to rate the […]
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 images. The procedure, which allows whole organs to be scanned in super-resolution for the first time, is expected to lead to earlier cancer diagnoses and […]
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 60 years. Developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, it produces images that are 10 times better than current scans. Researchers believe its ability to precisely […]
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 presentations, ICUS is highlighting the following research delivered at the conference: A team led by Dr. Dirk-André Clevert of the University of Munich safely performed […]
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 December 2015, 42 consecutive patients referred to CEUS with indeterminate MRI scans comprise our study cohort. There are 50 indeterminate nodule-like observations and 10 arterial […]
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 scanner custom-programmed for ultrasound (US) cavitation-mediated flow augmentation in preclinical models. We then applied these conditions in a first-in-human study to test the hypothesis that […]
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 the second leading cause of women’s cancer-related death. MiR-940 has been reported as a critical factor in various cancers. Based on the high transfection efficiency […]
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 and standard contrast-enhanced ultrasound modes. In addition, the aim is to achieve this for true-to-life patient imaging conditions, including realistic examination times of a few […]
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 discharge. Heart failure is the fourth most common cause for all admission to U.S. hospitals, and it is the most common reason for ordering an […]
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 subsequent radical prostatectomy with whole-mount pathology were included in the study. Each patient underwent evaluation with baseline TRUS and again during CE-TRUS with intravenous infusion […]
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 limited with respect to the application of CEUS during pregnancy. CEUS has already been safely applied for assessing uteroplacental blood flow, cesarean scar pregnancy and […]
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 who undergo ablation. Bansal et al have written a clear and compelling article describing their use of CEUS for preprocedural planning and postablation imaging. In […]
