Main description:

This book 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.

Contents:

SECTION I Technique and Methodology of Contrast Ultrasound: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Basic Physics and Technology Overview. - SECTION II Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Diseases: Characterisation of Benign Focal Liver Lesions with Contrast-Enhanced Ulstrasound (CEUS). - Characterisation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis. - Detection and Characterisation of Liver Metastases. - Guidance of Percutaneous Tumor Ablation Procedures. - Follow-up of Oncology Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. - Quantification of Microbubble Enhancement in Liver Imaging. - Intra-Operative Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Surgery. - European Guidelines in Liver Contrast Ultrasound. - SECTION III Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Vascular Diseases: Transcranial Doppler. - Contrast Ultrasound in Cerebrovascular Disease and in Stroke Management. - Abdominal Vessels. - SECTION IV New Prospects in Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound: Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Focal Renal Lesions . - Renal Transplant Follow-up. - Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Low-Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma. - Prostate Carcinoma. - Recent Advances in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Woman Pelvis Lesions. - Role of Contrast Ultrasound in Breast Lesions and Sentinel Lympho Nodes. - Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis.