[Contrast-enhanced ultrasound]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2012 Nov;137(45):2336-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1327257. Epub 2012 Oct 30.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is increasingly accepted in the clinical use for diagnostic imaging. The new guidelines and recommendations provide general advice for the use and procedure of CEUS.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Contraindications
  • Contrast Media* / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Phospholipids / pharmacokinetics
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride / pharmacokinetics
  • Ultrasonography / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Phospholipids
  • contrast agent BR1
  • Sulfur Hexafluoride