Fusion Imaging (CEUS/CE-CT or CEUS/CE-MRI), a clinical investigation tool for comparing different contrast enhanced (CE) imaging procedures, is able to uncover investigation limit…
M Höpfner, J Neebe, N Timmesfeld, HP Weskott, C Löser · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: Fusion imaging – a tool to visualize different imaging procedures simultaneously – is capable of comparing focal liver lesions. Evaluation of lesions and their localization were prospectively investigated. Material and methods: 150 in- and out-patients with focal liver lesions were enrolled in an ethical approved prospective study, where fusion imaging was used to compare findings with CEUS and CE-CT or CE-MRI. Equipment: LOGIQ E9 (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Il, USA) C1 – 5 or L9 probe; MRT (1.5 – 3T (Siemens) and CT (1 – 64 (Siemens/GE/Philips) slice scanners, most of them performed as 3 phase investiga…