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Author Spotlight: Developing a Bedside Protocol for Kidney and Genitourinary Ultrasonography
Published on: June 21, 2024
[Interventional sonography of the liver and kidneys]
1Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Klinikum der Ludwigs-Maximilian-Universität München, Campus Großhadern, München, Deutschland.
Clinical/Methodical Issue:
Optimization of ultrasound guided interventional procedures of the liver and kidneys using new imaging methods.
Standard Radiological Methods:
Punctures, biopsies, drainage, intraoperative ultrasound, fusion, embolization in correlation with ultrasound and other imaging methods.
Methodical Innovations:
Real-time-sonography, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and fusion for planning, monitoring and postinterventional control.
Performance:
The use of CEUS enables better detection, characterization and execution of interventional procedures. Fusion facilitates detection.
Achievements:
The CEUS procedure is superior for detection and characterization of smaller lesions in comparison to the B scan. Fusion enables the performance of difficult interventional procedures.
Practical Recommendations:
The B scan is the standard imaging method but CEUS and fusion could be helpful for smaller lesions.
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