Riccardo Lencioni, H. P. Westkott, Jean-Michel Correas

Advances in Diagnostic Imaging

The Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Liver
Ed. by Luigi Bolondi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume takes into account the great impact of new technology on clinical practice for mass liver lesions. Its findings reflect a consensus meeting of experts assembled in order to develop guidelines for the use of ultrasound contrast agents in the diagnosis of liver diseases. These guidelines are presented in this book which provides an important starting point for clinical implementation of new diagnostic procedure.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11663676
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 202g
• ISBN-13: 9788847004573
• ISBN-10: 8847004578
• Artikelnr.: 20779843

Autorenporträt

Riccardo Lencioni, University of Pisa, Italy / Hans Peter Weskott, Klinikum Hannover, Germany / Jean-Michel Correas, Hôpital Necker Paris, France

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Impact of European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology EFSUMB Guidelines on the Use of Contrast Agents in Liver Ultrasound.- The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in identifying and characterizing focal liver lesions.- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the management of cirrhotic patients: HCC diagnosis, staging and monitoring of percutaneous treatments.