Contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
Throughout Europe and Asia, microsphere contrast agents called microbubbles are revolutionizing traditional ultrasonography, dramatically improving the precision of diagnostic sonograms and expanding the clinical scope of a widely used imaging modality. Microbubbles improve visualization of blood fl...
| Publicado en: | Radiologic Technology Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 547S - 548 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial review tracings Journal Article |
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American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Jul/Aug2009
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105381868&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105381868 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00338397 39J jtl: Radiologic Technology issn: 00338397 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul/Aug2009 vid: 80 iid: 6 pid: 7052 pub: American Society of Radiologic Technologists place: Alburquerque, New Mexico artinfo: ui: 105381868 105381868 2010342789 NLM19584362 105381868 ppf: 547S ppct: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound. aug: au: Furlow B sug: subj: Contrast Media Diagnostic Use Neoplasms Ultrasonography Ultrasonography Methods Breast Neoplasms Ultrasonography Contrast Media Adverse Effects Contrast Media Contraindications Education, Continuing (Credit) Inflammation Kidney Neoplasms Ultrasonography Liver Neoplasms Ultrasonography Lymph Nodes Ultrasonography Neovascularization, Physiologic Pancreatic Neoplasms Ultrasonography Pressure Prostatic Neoplasms Ultrasonography Ultrasonography Adverse Effects United States United States Food and Drug Administration ab: Throughout Europe and Asia, microsphere contrast agents called microbubbles are revolutionizing traditional ultrasonography, dramatically improving the precision of diagnostic sonograms and expanding the clinical scope of a widely used imaging modality. Microbubbles improve visualization of blood flow, the cardiovascular system and the perfusion of blood into vital organs, particularly the liver, making contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) competitive with other diagnostic imaging modalities for these applications. This article reviews the concepts, principles, applications and techniques of CEUS and describes changing regulatory views regarding contraindications. Emerging therapeutic applications also are discussed. This article is a Directed Reading. Your access to Directed Reading quizzes for continuing education credit is determined by your area of interest. For access to other quizzes, go to www.asrt.org/store. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: diagnostic images pictorial review tracings Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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