Focal Pancreatic Lesions: Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography

The introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has led to a significant improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the characterization of a pancreatic mass. CEUS, by using a blood pool contrast agent, can provide dynamic information concerning macro- and micro-circulation...

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Autores principales: Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo, Randazzo, Angelo, Bruno, Eleonora, Alongi, Pierpaolo, Taibbi, Adele
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8228123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34073596
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11060957
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author Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo
Randazzo, Angelo
Bruno, Eleonora
Alongi, Pierpaolo
Taibbi, Adele
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description The introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has led to a significant improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the characterization of a pancreatic mass. CEUS, by using a blood pool contrast agent, can provide dynamic information concerning macro- and micro-circulation of focal lesions and of normal parenchyma, without the use of ionizing radiation. On the basis of personal experience and literature data, the purpose of this article is to describe and discuss CEUS imaging findings of the main solid and cystic pancreatic lesions with varying prevalence.
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spelling pubmed-82281232021-06-26 Focal Pancreatic Lesions: Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo Randazzo, Angelo Bruno, Eleonora Alongi, Pierpaolo Taibbi, Adele Diagnostics (Basel) Review The introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has led to a significant improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the characterization of a pancreatic mass. CEUS, by using a blood pool contrast agent, can provide dynamic information concerning macro- and micro-circulation of focal lesions and of normal parenchyma, without the use of ionizing radiation. On the basis of personal experience and literature data, the purpose of this article is to describe and discuss CEUS imaging findings of the main solid and cystic pancreatic lesions with varying prevalence. MDPI 2021-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8228123/ /pubmed/34073596 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11060957 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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