title: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for non-tumor liver diseases.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a simple, safe and reliable technique for the clinical management of patients with various liver diseases. Although the major target of the technique may be focal hepatic lesions, it is also effective for the diagnosis of non-tumor liver diseases, such as grading hepatic fibrosis, characterization of chronic liver diseases and diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis. This review article aimed to overview the recent application of CEUS in the assessment of non-tumor liver diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine,Chiba, Japan. maru-cib@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yokosuka
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D000094724:Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media