title: Growing indications for CEUS: The kidney, testis, lymph nodes, thyroid, prostate, and small bowel.
abstract: Contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is increasingly used for non-hepatic applications as well, so that nearly all organs have been investigated. Among them, there is a growing clinical use for a variety of pathologies of the kidney, testis, and small bowel. The possibility to differentiate benign from malignant nodes in cancer patients has been investigated. A new application is in the detection of sentinel nodes after intradermal microbubble injection. The need to distinguish thyroid nodules eligible for fine needle aspiration cytology has led to the use of CEUS in thyroid examinations as well. The potential of CEUS for prostate cancer detection has been extensively investigated, with encouraging initial results. Early promise, however, has not been fulfilled. New perspective regards evaluation of the extent of prostate tissue devascularization following ablative treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Anatomopathology and Oncology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: vito.cantisani@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cantisani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertolotto
authors.affiliation: Central Ultrasound Department, Klinikum Siloah , Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Weskott
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Romanini
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Anatomopathology and Oncology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grazhdani
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche, Ospedale di Lodi, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Passamonti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Anatomopathology and Oncology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Drudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Anatomopathology and Oncology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malpassini
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isidori
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento servizi diagnostici, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calliada
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Anatomopathology and Oncology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: CEUS; Kidney; Lymph nodes; Prostate; Small bowel; Testis; Thyroid