title: [Ingestive contrast medium (sonographics) in abdominal ultrasonography. In-vitro and in-vivo studies].
abstract: In-vitro tests of new ingestive contrast media (known as "sonographics") are reported. A catalogue comprising 6 points for standards of an "ideal" sonographicum is outlined by systematic comparison to echogenicity of liver parenchyma in n = 49 healthy persons. Preliminary clinical tests show significant improvement of diagnostics in the upper abdomen; however problems do exist in the evaluation of these contrast media, too: Different echogenicities of sonographics can serve variable aims in diagnostic ultrasonography. Simultaneous application of several transducers may enable complete cross-sections of the human torso as in CT, based on further evaluation of ingestive contrast media.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik, Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Würzburg.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Helzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media