title: The added value of real-time harmonics contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography for the characterisation of pancreatic diseases in routine practice.
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasonography is an imaging method used in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases. The differentiation between inflammatory tumor-like masses and pancreatic adenocarcinoma still remains difficult. Contrast enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CEH-EUS) is a new technique, recently available in commercial use and less evaluated. It is used to characterize the microcirculation in pancreatic disorders--hypervascularized masses such as neuroendocrine tumors or hypovascularized masses such as adenocarcinomas--and to better visualize the necrotic areas in acute pancreatitis and the vascularisation of mural nodules and septa in pancreatic cystic lesions.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, 19-21 Croitorilor Str., Cluj-Napoca, Romania. andradaseicean@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andrada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seicean
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stan-Iuga
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gulei
authors.forename: Teodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Oliviu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pascu
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media