Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies

Conventional ultrasound imaging (US) is the first-line investigation in acute non-traumatic abdominal emergencies, but sometimes it needs further examinations, such as computed tomography (CT), to reach a certain diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), through injection of contrast medium, m...

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Autores principales: Cozzi, Diletta, Agostini, Simone, Bertelli, Elena, Galluzzo, Michele, Papa, Emanuela, Scevola, Germano, Trinci, Margherita, Miele, Vittorio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33728394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1347-5875
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author Cozzi, Diletta
Agostini, Simone
Bertelli, Elena
Galluzzo, Michele
Papa, Emanuela
Scevola, Germano
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Miele, Vittorio
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description Conventional ultrasound imaging (US) is the first-line investigation in acute non-traumatic abdominal emergencies, but sometimes it needs further examinations, such as computed tomography (CT), to reach a certain diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), through injection of contrast medium, may provide the radiologist with additional information that could not be investigated with baseline US. It could help reach a diagnosis and rapidly determine the proper therapy in an emergency setting. The purpose of this review is to explain and illustrate the various possibilities and limitations of CEUS in acute non-traumatic abdominal diseases, in particular acute inflammation, parenchymal infarcts, and hemorrhages.
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spelling pubmed-79546412021-03-15 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies Cozzi, Diletta Agostini, Simone Bertelli, Elena Galluzzo, Michele Papa, Emanuela Scevola, Germano Trinci, Margherita Miele, Vittorio Ultrasound Int Open Conventional ultrasound imaging (US) is the first-line investigation in acute non-traumatic abdominal emergencies, but sometimes it needs further examinations, such as computed tomography (CT), to reach a certain diagnosis. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), through injection of contrast medium, may provide the radiologist with additional information that could not be investigated with baseline US. It could help reach a diagnosis and rapidly determine the proper therapy in an emergency setting. The purpose of this review is to explain and illustrate the various possibilities and limitations of CEUS in acute non-traumatic abdominal diseases, in particular acute inflammation, parenchymal infarcts, and hemorrhages. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-12 2021-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7954641/ /pubmed/33728394 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1347-5875 Text en The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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