Benefits of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for interventional procedures [PDF]
For evaluating unclear tumorous lesions, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is an important imaging modality in addition to contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and may provide valuable insights into the ...
Matthias F Froelich +2 more
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Interventional ultrasonography of the chest: Techniques and indications [PDF]
Thoracic ultrasonography can be used for diagnostic purposes as well as a guide for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.When the lesion or fluid collection has been located and the patient properly positioned, the angle of the needle is identified with respect to the transducer.
Almolla J, Balconi G.
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Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasonography: Precautions and contraindications [PDF]
In recent years ultrasonography (US) has emerged as the imaging technique of choice for guiding diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including those related to the musculoskeletal system. However, the absence of ionizing radiation and the elevated safety of the method must not lead us to forget that there are precautions and contraindications to keep ...
F, Draghi +3 more
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IMPACT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN
Background: Endoscopic ultrasonography is used in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in adults. In children, its use is limited due to a lack of available expertise.
Larissa Latrilha GARCIA +3 more
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Musculoskeletal interventional ultrasonography: The upper limb
Forty percent of the 823 ultrasound-guided injections performed in our centre over a year and a half concerned the upper limb, injections involving the shoulder, for subacromial bursitis and the treatment of calcific tendinitis, being the prime indications (24%).
V Vuillemin, G Morvan, H Guerini
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Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasonography of the lower limb
In this case series, out of 823 ultrasound-guided injections carried out over a period of one and a half years, 60% were of the lower limb (LL). In the hip (61% of LL injections), the main indications were pathologies of the gluteal tendons and bursae (80%) and pathologies of periprosthetic soft tissue; in the knee (15% of LL punctures), these ...
V Vuillemin, G Morvan, H Guerini
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Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients undergoing Open Nephrectomy: A Randomised Controlled Study [PDF]
Introduction: Open nephrectomy poses a challenge for the anaesthesiologist due to its large subcostal incision and association with both somatic and visceral pain.
SOUMYA BINDRA +3 more
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Contrast enhancement for ultrasound-guided interventions: when to use it and what to expect? [PDF]
The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) has recently become synonymous with high-standard ultrasonography (US). From expanding the reach of US diagnostics to improving the precision of various invasive procedures, CEUS is rapidly becoming a ...
Zeno Sparchez +4 more
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Bedside Ultrasonography-Guided Nasogastric Tube Placement in COVID-19 Patients [PDF]
Protective measures that are needed when treating patients with highly contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) add difficulty when performing interventional procedures in isolation wards.
Wenhong Gao, MD, Shunji Gao, MD, Qun-An Huang, MD, Huijuan Xiang, MD
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Intratumoral perfusion may affect microwave ablation area of hepatocellular carcinoma
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect of intratumoral perfusion on microwave ablation (MWA) area in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods Patients who underwent curative MWA for HCC between October 2013 and May 2015 were enrolled. Three days before
Fubo Zhou +4 more
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