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Acoustically-Stimulated Nanobubbles: Opportunities in Medical Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
Medical ultrasound is one of the most widely used imaging modalities worldwide. Microbubbles, typically ~1–8 μm in diameter, are ultrasound contrast agents confined to the vasculature due to their size.
Brandon Helfield +5 more
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In pediatrics ultrasound has long been viewed more favorably than imaging that exposes patients to radiation and iodinated contrast or requires sedation.
Nicolaj Grønbæk Laugesen +2 more
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Ultrasound Needle Visibility in Contrast Mode Imaging: An In Vitro and Ex Vivo Study
Purpose To evaluate needle visibility in ultrasound under contrast mode conditions. Materials and Methods Needle visibility was evaluated for bevel, EchoTip® and shaft of 18G Chiba biopsy needle with a 9 MHz linear probe (GE Logiq E9).
Marga B. Rominger +6 more
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Microbubble Enhanced Echocardiography in Current Cardiology Practice
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging is a radiation-free clinical diagnostic tool that uses biocompatible contrast agents to enhance ultrasound signal, in order to improve image clarity and diagnostic performance. Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEA), which
Mihai Strachinaru, Folkert J ten Cate
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A brief account of nanoparticle contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging [PDF]
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a hybrid, nonionizing modality offering excellent spatial resolution, deep penetration, and high soft tissue contrast.
Kim, Benjamin +3 more
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Ultrasound Induced Fluorescence of Nanoscale Liposome Contrast Agents.
A new imaging contrast agent is reported that provides an increased fluorescent signal upon application of ultrasound (US). Liposomes containing lipids labelled with pyrene were optically excited and the excimer fluorescence emission intensity was ...
Qimei Zhang +3 more
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Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in paediatric practice: an EFSUMB position statement [PDF]
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.
Cantisani, Vito +12 more
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CEUS LI-RADS: a pictorial review [PDF]
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy of US in the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and it is suggested and often included in many international guidelines as an important diagnostic ...
Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo +3 more
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The Role of US Contrast Agents in US-Guided Biopsy of Focal Liver Lesions: A Pictorial Review
US-guided percutaneous biopsy of focal liver lesions (FLL) is a classic interventional procedure performed by almost all radiology units. Typically, an incidental focal finding on US or a focal indeterminate lesion diagnosed on CT, MRI or PET/CT is ...
Torben Lorentzen +1 more
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Subharmonic and Endoscopic Contrast Imaging of Pancreatic Masses: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To use subharmonic imaging (SHI) to depict the vascularity of pancreatic masses compared to contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and pathologic results.
Eisenbrey, John R. +10 more
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