What Is the Added Value of Carotid CEUS in the Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaque?

: Unstable atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries is one of the main risk factors for cerebral ischemia. Duplex ultrasound is a frequently used diagnostic method, but it has some limitations for microvascularization and neovascularization evaluation. The aim of this review was to evaluate the role of the new multiparametric US method-contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-in atherosclerotic plaque instability verification.

Recurrent Prostate Cancer Diagnostics with F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT: A Systematic Review of the Current State.

Background: Early diagnosis of recurrent prostate cancer is a cornerstone for further adequate therapy planning. Therefore, clinical practice and research still focuses on diagnostic tools that can detect prostate cancer in early recurrence when it is undetectable in conventional diagnostic imaging. F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT is a novel method to evaluate patients with biochemical recurrent PCa.

Diagnostic scope of F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT: comparison with multiparametric MRI and bone scintigraphy for the assessment of early prostate cancer recurrence.

The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic tools-F-PSMA-1007 positron emission tomography (PET/CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and bone scintigraphy for the evaluation of local recurrence, regional lymph nodes and bone metastases of recurrent prostate cancer (PCa). 28 PCa patients after radical prostatectomy and/or radiation therapy and with biochemical relapse were enrolled in this study. The evaluation of local recurrence and regional lymph node metastases was based on results of PET/CT and MRI.