title: Dynamic contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound: A quantification method.
abstract: Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (DCE-US) has been recently standardized by guidelines and recommendations. The European Federation of Societies for US in Medicine and Biology position paper describes the use for DCE-US. Comparatively, little is known about the use of contrast-enhanced endoscopic US (CE-EUS). This current paper reviews and discusses the clinical use of CE-EUS and DCE-US. The most important clinical use of DCE-US is the prediction of tumor response to new drugs against vascular angioneogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Wurzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Wurzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 1, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Eckhart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Froehlich
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 2, Helios Hospital Meiningen GmbH, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hocke