title: Contrast enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation and percutaneous treatment of hepatic and renal tumors.
abstract: Image-guided percutaneous ablation techniques are increasingly being used for the treatment of malignant tumors of the liver and kidney. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a real-time dynamic imaging technique that plays an important role in the pre-, intra-, and post-procedural management of these patients. This review will focus on the role of CEUS in the evaluation of patients undergoing treatment with percutaneous ablation for hepatic or renal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy. Electronic address: meloni.mariafranca@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Franca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smolock
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oncology and Anatomo-Pathology "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cantisani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oncology and Anatomo-Pathology "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bezzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oncology and Anatomo-Pathology "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vittorio-Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proiti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calliada
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit, Infectious Diseases Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferraioli
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Ablation therapy; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Diagnostic imaging; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver metastases; Renal cell carcinoma