The added value of real-time harmonics contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography for the characterisation of pancreatic diseases in routine practice.
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.
Seicean
Andrada
A
3rd Medical Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu, 19-21 Croitorilor Str., Cluj-Napoca, Romania. andradaseicean@yahoo.com
Badea
Radu
R
Stan-Iuga
Roxana
R
Gulei
Iulia
I
Pop
Teodora
T
Pascu
Oliviu
O
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
D003287:Contrast Media