title: MRI and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) image fusion of renal lesions.
abstract: Ultrasound is a common and established imaging method for the initial characterization of renal lesions. The widespread used Bosniak classification (I-IV) classifies renal lesions in five individual groups using contrast-enhanced computer tomography (CE-CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging criteria. For complex pathologies, CEUS/MRI image fusion is a novel imaging technique for the differentiation of benign and malignant renal lesions. Compared to CE-CT and MRI alone, ultrasound image fusion offers the additional possibility of being a real-time imaging technique that can be used together with other cross-sectional imaging techniques.This article describes the newest possibilities of image fusion with CEUS and MRI in detection and characterization of unclear renal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr., Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rübenthaler
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr., Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Paprottka
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr., Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marcon
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr., Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reiser
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Marchioninistr., Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Clevert
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Renal lesions; bosniak classification; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; image fusion