CEUS and color-coded perfusion analysis in venous malformations before and after sclerotherapy with ethanolgel

Purpose: Therapy monitoring of sclerotherapy with ethanolgel (ScleroGel, ab medica, Duesseldorf, Germany) in patients with venous malformations with CEUS and color-coded perfusions analysis. Material and methods: In this prospective study, approved by the local institutional review board, 22 patients with peripheral venous malformations gave their written consent (in case of children their caregivers) and were included (mean age: 25.3 years (6.6 – 46.5 years), female: n = 19). At the beginning of the study and after 1 – 2 treatment sessions with ethanolgel ultrasound was executed by an experienced examiner with…