“How to perform contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)” provides general advice on the use
of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) for clinical decision-making and reviews technical …

Microbubble ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) were recently approved by the Food and
Drug administration for non-cardiac imaging. The physical principles of UCAs, methods of …

The present, updated document describes the fourth iteration of recommendations for the
hepatic use of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), first initiated in 2004 by the European …

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Initially, a set of guidelines for the use of ultrasound contrast agents was published in 2004
dealing only with liver applications. A second edition of the guidelines in 2008 reflected …

The first studies on the clinical use of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) with contrast
specific imaging techniques were published at the beginning of this century using Levovist® …

The development of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which perform as blood pool
tracers, have overcome the limitations of conventional B-Mode and colour or power Doppler …

The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in adults is well established in many
different areas, with a number of current applications deemed “off-label”, but the use …

Contrast agents for ultrasonography (US) comprise microscopic bubbles of gas in an
encapsulating shell. They are unique in that they interact with the imaging process …

BACKGROUND Medical imaging techniques are important in the management of many
patients with liver disease. Unenhanced ultrasound examinations sometimes identify focal …