Enhancing the Role of Ultrasound With Contrast Agents

by Lencioni, Riccardo

• ISBN13: 9788847004757
• ISBN10: 8847004756
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

The introduction of microbubble contrast agents and the development of contrast-specific scanning techniques have opened new prospects in ultrasound. The advent of second-generation agents ' that enable real-time contrast-enhanced imaging ' has been instrumental in improving the acceptance and the reproducibility of examinations. Contrast ultrasound substantially improves detection and characterization of focal liver lesions with respect to baseline studies, and has already been introduced in international guidelines for the diagnosis of liver tumors. The role of contrast agents in vascular ultrasound is also established, and several new clinical applications are emerging. This book, written by the leading experts in the field, provides an up-to-date overview on the clinical value of contrast agents in ultrasound. The volume moves from a background section on technique and methodology to the main sections on the clinical application of contrast ultrasound in the liver and in vascular diseases. A final section discusses results and prospects of contrast ultrasound modality in the other fields. A selection of relevant clinical cases is presented in the enclosed CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

SECTION I - TECHNIQUE AND METHODOLOGY OF CONTRAST ULTRASOUND
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Basic Physics and Technology Overview	3	(14)
D. Cosgrove
R. Eckersley
SECTION II - CLINICAL APPLICATION OF CONTRAST ULTRASOUND IN LIVER DISEASES
Characterisation of Benign Focal Liver Lesions with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)	17	(22)
C.F. Dietrich
Characterisation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis	39	(14)
C. Nicolau
C. Bru
Detection and Characterisation of Liver Metastases	53	(16)
T. Albrecht
Guidance of Percutaneous Tumor Ablation Procedures	69	(8)
L. Solbiati
M. Tonolini
T. Ierace
Follow-up of Oncology Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy	77	(12)
N. Lassau
J. Leclere
P. Peronneau
Quantification of Microbubble Enhancement in Liver Imaging	89	(8)
M. Krix
S. Delorme
Intra-Operative Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Surgery	97	(8)
E. Leen
S. Moug
P.G. Horgan
European Guidelines in Liver Contrast Ultrasound	105	(14)
R. Lencioni
C. Della Pina
D. Cioni
L. Crocetti
C. Bartolozzi
SECTION III - Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Vascular Diseases
Transcranial Doppler	119	(12)
D.W. Droste
Contrast Ultrasound in Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Management	131	(14)
E. Bartels
Abdominal Vessels	145	(20)
A. Martegani
L. Aiani
C. Borghi
SECTION IV - New Prospects in Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Focal Renal Lesions	165	(8)
A. Nilsson
Renal Transplant Follow-up	173	(20)
T. Fischer
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Low-Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma	193	(12)
L. Thorelius
Prostate Carcinoma	205	(12)
F. Frauscher
Recent Advances in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Woman Pelvis Lesions	217	(8)
H. Marret
S. Sauget
M. Brewer
F. Tranquart
Role of Contrast Ultrasound in Breast Lesions and Sentinel Lymph Nodes	225	(14)
G. Rizzatto
R. Chersevani
Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis	239
A.S. Klauser