Author: Andrej Lyshchik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a cost-efficient, safe, radiation-free and clinically effective diagnostic imaging tool that is now available for use in both adults and children. ‘Specialty Imaging: Fundamentals in CEUS’ is the first comprehensive text and practical guide to using CEUS in your practice and is available through Elsevier Publishing.

This one-stop resource is tailored to your decision support needs, and offers guidance from internationally-renowned CEUS experts on each of the commonly used clinical applications of CEUS.

Key features include:

• Coverage of CEUS applications for every relevant anatomic area including liver, kidney, bowel, pancreas, spleen, adrenal glands, gynecology, prostate, scrotum, breast, thyroid, parathyroid, and lymph nodes.
• Discussions on key related topics such as vascular CEUS, CEUS-guided interventions, CEUS in treatment response evaluation, CEUS of thorax, intracavitary CEUS, endoscopic CEUS, abdominal trauma, and pediatric applications.
• Chapters covering each of the currently available contrast agents and contains CEUS technical recommendations and lexicon of imaging findings.