CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IN EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY: THE GENEVA EXPERIENCE

Purpose: To present our experience of using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) in our Emergency Radiology unit. Methods and Materials: CEU examination was performed when information obtained by conventional ultrasound were not sufficient to answer a targeted clinical question and/or when CT could not be performed. CEU was used in the following situations: blunt abdominal trauma, suspicion of arterial thrombosis of liver or renal transplants, suspicion of superior mesenteric vein thrombosis, acute renal failure and complicated pyelonephritis. Results: CEU allowed depiction of posttraumatic solid organ vascular in…