EVALUATION OF FOCAL RENAL LESIONS WITH CONTRAST ENHANCED GREY-SCALE HARMONIC ULTRASOUND
F Frauscher, L Pallwein, J Gradl, M Schurich, A Pelzer, A Klauser · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: To assess the value of contrast enhanced grey-scale harmonic ultrasonography (CEUS) in differential diagnosis and delineation of focal renal lesions Methods and Materials: 23 focal renal lesions were examined prospectively with CEUS using SonoVue® (Bracco, Italy) performing bolus injection (2.5ml) and an Acuson Sequoia, Mountain View, CA (4Hz, low MI=0.3; pulse- inversion imaging). Diagnosis was based on CT and/or Histology (renal cell carcinoma (RCC) n=11; transitional cell cancer (TCC) n=2, angiosarcoma n=1; cystic lesion Bosniak II-IV n=5; hypertrophic columna n=1; regenerating nodule n=3) Results: R…