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The Use of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Genituourinary Imaging: Technical and Clinical Considerations
Carli E Calderone1, Mark E Lockhart1, David T Fetzer2
1Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Abstract:
Ultrasound (US) has many known advantages, including lack of ionizing radiation, low operating cost, and an unmatched safety profile. The development of contrast-enhanced US (CEUS) has proven to be a useful alternative or adjunct in the assessment of multiple organ system pathology, including genitourinary (GU), gastrointestinal, and pulmonary applications. CEUS offers several advantages over other contrast-enhanced modalities, including real-time enhancement kinetics, decreased contrast reactions, and lack of renal toxicity. CEUS is especially useful in assessment of GU pathology, where it can be used intravascularly as well as intraluminally within the collecting system to augment the evaluation of multiple GU pathologies.
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