[Progress in development and application of the contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantitative analysis in perfusion imaging of the abdominal organs]

Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2011 Jun;28(3):640-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Developments of contrast agent and imaging technique have made it possible for using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to assess perfusion. As an irradiative, real time and repeatable technique, ultrasound is revealing its advantages in this field compared with nuclear medicine, CT and MRI. This paper introduces the mechanism and methods of the CEUS in the perfusion ultrasound. The advancement in the study of the time-intensity curve (TIC) in systemic organs is also reviewed in this paper.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Contrast Media*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Perfusion
  • Ultrasonography / methods*
  • Ultrasonography / trends

Substances

  • Contrast Media