title: Intraoperative echo-contrast ultrasound examination of malignant liver neoplasms--initial clinical experience.
abstract: The value of intraoperative echo-contrast ultrasound (US) as compared with plain US was studied in 19 patients presenting with malignant liver tumors. The contrast medium SHU 454 was intraoperatively injected via the portal venous system or the biliary tract. Using intraoperative echo-contrast US, extremely small liver tumors could be sought in a limited area of the liver. In comparison with plain US, the former technique resulted in better demarcation of especially small tumors, which were seen as echo-poor areas in relation to the surrounding liver tissue.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Mouaaouy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naruhn
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlief
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C040642:SHU 454