Ultraschall Med 2018; 39(02): 154-180
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-101254
Guidelines & Recommendations
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The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Short Version)

Die EFSUMB-Leitlinien und Empfehlungen für den klinischen Einsatz des kontrastverstärkten Ultraschalls (CEUS) bei nicht-hepatischen Anwendungen: Update 2017 (Kurzversion)
Paul S. Sidhu
1   Department of Radiology, King’s College London, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Vito Cantisani
2   Department of Radiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Univ. Sapienza of Rome, Italy
,
Christoph F. Dietrich
3   Med. Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany and Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhengzhou University, China
,
Odd Helge Gilja
4   National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
,
Adrian Saftoiu
5   Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
,
Eva Bartels
6   Center for Neurological Vascular Diagnostics, München, Germany
,
Michele Bertolotto
7   Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Italy
,
Fabrizio Calliada
8   Department of Radiology, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
,
Dirk-André Clevert
9   Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, Department of Radiology, University of Munich – Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany
,
David Cosgrove
10   Clinical Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Annamaria Deganello
1   Department of Radiology, King’s College London, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Mirko D’Onofrio
11   Department of Radiology, GB Rossi University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
,
Francesco Maria Drudi
12   Department of Radiology, University La Sapienza, Italy
,
Simon Freeman
13   Department of Imaging, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Christopher Harvey
14   Department of Imaging, Imperial College Health Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Christian Jenssen
15   Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland Strausberg/Wriezen, Strausberg, Germany
,
Ernst-Michael Jung
16   Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Germany
,
Andrea Sabine Klauser
17   Universitaetsklinik fuer Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck, Austria
,
Nathalie Lassau
18   Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus. Imaging Department and IR4M. UMR8081. Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
,
Maria Franca Meloni
19   Casa Di Cura Igea, Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Milan, Italy
,
Edward Leen
20   Imaging Department, Imperial College London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Carlos Nicolau
21   Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
,
Christian Nolsoe
22   Ultrasound Section, Division of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital. Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), University of Copenhagen, Denmark
,
Fabio Piscaglia
23   Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine, Bologna, Italy
,
Francesco Prada
24   Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Milan, Italy
,
Helmut Prosch
25   Abteilung für Allgemeine Radiologie und Kinderradiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
,
Maija Radzina
26   Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Riga Stradins University, Radiology Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
,
Luca Savelli
27   Gynecology and Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Italy
,
Hans-Peter Weskott
28   Ultrasound, Krankenhaus Siloah, Hannover, Germany
,
Hessel Wijkstra
29   Urology, AMC University Hospital, Amsterdam and Signal Processing Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Further Information

Publication History

03 July 2017

05 December 2017

Publication Date:
06 March 2018 (online)

Abstract

The updated version of the EFSUMB guidelines on the application of non-hepatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) deals with the use of microbubble ultrasound contrast outside the liver in the many established and emerging applications.

Zusammenfassung

Die aktualisierte Version der EFSUMB-Leitlinien für die Anwendung von nicht-hepatischem kontrastverstärktem Ultraschall (CEUS) befasst sich mit der Verwendung von Mikrobläschen Ultraschall-Kontrastmitteln außerhalb der Leber in zahlreichen etablierten und neu entstehenden Einsatzbereichen.