Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Relation to Percutaneous Interventional Procedures: A Systematic Review and Pictorial Essay. (12th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nolsøe, Christian Pállson; Nolsøe, Alexander Bjørneboe; Klubien, Jeanett; Pommergaard, Hans‐Christian; Rosenberg, Jacob; Meloni, Maria Franca; Lorentzen, Torben
• Is Part Of: Journal of ultrasound in medicine. Volume 37:Number 6(2018)
• Page Start: 1305
• Page End: 1324
• Publication Date: 2017-12-12
• Subjects: contrast agents (clinical) -- contrast‐enhanced ultrasound -- contrast‐enhanced ultrasound‐guided intervention -- interventional ultrasound -- invasive techniques -- tumor ablation -- ultrasound‐guided ablation -- ultrasound‐guided biopsy; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonics in medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jum.14498
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4297

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of this article is to provide an inventory of the use of contrast‐enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in relation to percutaneous interventional procedures. The article is structured into a systematic literature review followed by a clinical part relating to percutaneous CEUS‐guided procedures. A literature search identified 3109 records. After abstract screening, 55 articles were analyzed and supplemented with pictorial material to explain the techniques. In conclusion, the best‐evidenced indications for CEUS‐guided interventions are biopsy and ablation of inconspicuous or B‐mode–invisible tumors, intraprocedural ablation control and follow‐up, as well as percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and drainage procedures.