The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2026
Adrian Lim, Chris Harvey, Christoph F. Dietrich, Vito Cantisani, Michele Bertolotto, Dirk-André Clevert, Annamaria Deganello, Mirko D'Onofrio, Caroline Ewertsen, Ole Graumann, Christian Jenssen, Ernst-Michael Jung, Giovanni Maconi, Maria Meloni, Francesco Pra… · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2026 · Heft 10
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This is an update on the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound, Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) non-hepatic applications guidelines which were last updated in 2017. There has been consolidation of some of the previous applications, particularly, renal and urology, which are now part of routine clinical practice. The most number of publications and areas of research interest have been in the use of CEUS in bowel, endoscopic ultrasound and in neurosonology. A few novel applications have also been tried and show promise, such as in the parathyroids and salivary glands whil…