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 supported by clinical experience and evidence. Paediatric CEUS is also an off-label application until recently with approval specifically for assessment of focal liver lesions. Nevertheless there is mounting evidence of the usefulness of CEUS in children in many areas, primarily as an imaging technique that reduces exposure to radiation, iodinated contrast medium and the patient-friendly circumstances of ultrasonography. This position statement of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound and Medicine (EFSUMB) assesses the current status of CEUS applications in children and makes suggestions for further development of this technique.
Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in paediatric practice: an EFSUMB position statement / Sidhu, P. S; Cantisani, Vito; Deganello, A.; Dietrich, C. F.; Duran, C.; Franke, D.; Harkanyi, Z.; Kosiak, W.; Miele, Vittorio; Ntoulia, A.; Piskunowicz, M.; Sellars, M. E.; Gilja, O. H.. - In: ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN. - ISSN 0172-4614. - 38:1(2017), pp. 33-43. [10.1055/s-0042-110394]
Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in paediatric practice: an EFSUMB position statement
CANTISANI, VITOSecondo
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2017
Abstract
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 supported by clinical experience and evidence. Paediatric CEUS is also an off-label application until recently with approval specifically for assessment of focal liver lesions. Nevertheless there is mounting evidence of the usefulness of CEUS in children in many areas, primarily as an imaging technique that reduces exposure to radiation, iodinated contrast medium and the patient-friendly circumstances of ultrasonography. This position statement of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound and Medicine (EFSUMB) assesses the current status of CEUS applications in children and makes suggestions for further development of this technique.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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