Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of the liver using SonoVue

This review focuses on the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with SonoVue (Bracco Imaging) for the diagnosis of focal liver lesions (FLLs), guidance during ablative treatment, and follow-up of liver tumors. Multicenter trials have shown that the performance of CEUS for the characteriza...

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Published in:Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) 2018, 37(1), , pp.25-35
Main Authors: Ferraioli, Giovanna, Meloni, Maria Franca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Carcinoma, hepatocellular
Contraindications
Contrast agents
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Histology
Liver
Liver diseases
Liver metastasis
Liver tumors
Metastasis
Review
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:This review focuses on the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with SonoVue (Bracco Imaging) for the diagnosis of focal liver lesions (FLLs), guidance during ablative treatment, and follow-up of liver tumors. Multicenter trials have shown that the performance of CEUS for the characterization of FLLs is similar to that of contrast-enhanced computed tomography or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. CEUS with SonoVue has been effectively used for guiding the percutaneous treatment of malignant liver tumors that are invisible or poorly visualized in traditional gray-scale ultrasonography. Postprocedural CEUS may be used to detect and retreat residual viable tissue in the same ablative session. The use of CEUS for the assessment of diffuse liver disease is also discussed.
ISSN:2288-5919
2288-5943
DOI:10.14366/usg.17037