Diagnostic Value of Arrival Time Parametric Imaging Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography in Superficial Enlarged Lymph Nodes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of arrival-time parametric imaging for differential diagnosis of superficial enlarged lymph nodes.

Methods: Patients with lymphadenopathy who received contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) and biopsy were included in this study. Following CEUS, a prototype software of the arrival-time parametric imaging system was used to analyze the video footage.

Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Perfusion Patterns and Time-Intensity Curves for Metastatic Lymph Nodes From Lung Cancer: Preliminary Results.

Objectives: To retrospectively summarize the similarities and differences in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) findings for lymph node metastasis from adenocarcinoma, squamous carcinoma, and small cell lung cancer.

Methods: Patients who had received contrast-enhanced US examinations and had a histologic diagnosis of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis from lung cancer were included. The perfusion patterns on contrast-enhanced US images and time-intensity curve parameters were analyzed for the different pathologic types.

Effect of contrast-enhanced ultrasound on differential diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and arterial phase enhanced hepatic inflammatory lesions.

Objective: To investigate differential diagnosis between intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and arterial phase enhanced hepatic inflammatory lesions in patients without liver cirrhosis using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).

Methods: ICC and hepatic inflammatory lesions cases with CEUS and pathological diagnosis between Sep 2013 and Oct 2016 were investigated retrospectively. Imaging features of conventional ultrasound and CEUS were analyzed.

Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography and Time-Intensity Curve in Differential Diagnosis of Cervical Metastatic and Tuberculous Lymph Nodes.

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the differential diagnosis of tuberculous and metastatic lymph nodes.

Methods: Nineteen cervical tuberculous lymph nodes and 43 cervical metastatic lymph nodes were investigated. The CEUS perfusion patterns and parameters of time-intensity curve (TIC) were analyzed.

Study on the characteristics of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and its utility in assessing the microvessel density in ovarian tumors or tumor-like lesions.

Angiogenesis is a critical factor in tumor growth and metastasis, and microvessel density (MVD) was an important parameter for assessing vessels in tumors. However, radiologic assessment of tumor vascularity is not yet well established. In our study, we aimed at investigating the efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in exploring the vascularity of the ovarian tumors or tumor-like lesions to assess the relationship between the parameters of the peak intensity (PI) and area under curve (AUC) on CEUS and MVD in ovarian masses.