Publications by authors named "Eleni G Antypa"
Article Synopsis
- The gallbladder and bile ducts are primarily evaluated using conventional gray-scale ultrasound, but contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is utilized when conventional methods are inconclusive.
- CEUS is user-friendly, can be safely performed on patients with kidney issues, and involves reviewing its physics, techniques, and indications.
- Indications for CEUS include identifying normal gallbladder variations, distinguishing between different types of lesions, and investigating tumors or abnormalities in both the gallbladder and biliary tree.
One of the many imaging uses of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is studying a wide variety of kidney pathology, due to its ability to detect microvascular blood flow in real time without affecting renal function. CEUS enables dynamic assessment and quantification of microvascularisation up to capillary perfusion. The objective of this paper is to briefly refresh basic knowledge of ultrasound (US) contrast agents' physical properties, to study technical details of CEUS scanning in the kidneys, and to review the commonest renal indications for CEUS, with imaging examples in comparison to baseline unenhanced US and computed tomography when performed.
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