Importance of preoperative ultrasound diagnosis of peripheral nerve tumors

Purpose: A significant proportion of soft tissue tumors are peripheral nerve tumors. So far, it is difficult to make a diagnosis preoperatively. In recent years Neurosonography becomes increasingly important. The aim of the study is to work out morphological characteristics of peripheral nerve tumors in B-mode sonography, Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and to compare the results with histopathological findings. Material and methods: Within a prospective observational study a total of 11 cases with peripheral nerve tumors (54.5% women) were examined by B-mode, SMI, and…