Contrast enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation and percutaneous treatment of hepatic and renal tumors

Abstract

Image-guided percutaneous ablation techniques are increasingly being used for the treatment of malignant tumors of the liver and kidney. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a real-time dynamic imaging technique that plays an important role in the pre-, intra-, and post-procedural management of these patients. This review will focus on the role of CEUS in the evaluation of patients undergoing treatment with percutaneous ablation for hepatic or renal tumors.

Keywords: Ablation therapy; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnostic imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver metastases; Renal cell carcinoma.