title: Ultrasonographic contrast agents versus sonoelastography in digestive diseases.
abstract: A review is made of the indications of ultrasonographic contrast enhancement as applied to conventional ultrasonography and endocopic ultrasonography (EUS) as opposed to the use of EUS-sonoelastography today.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Echo-Doppler and Echoendoscopy, and Digestive Surgery, Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain. varas@dr.teknon.es
authors.forename: Modesto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varas-Lorenzo
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Agel
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cugat-Andorra
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gornals-Soler
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D003287:Contrast Media; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D019160:Endosonography; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media