Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been widely accepted as a diagnostic tool
for the detection and evaluation of benign and malignant liver lesions and has been
implemented into the clinical routine as a tool for percutaneous interventional real-time
image guidance. CEUS can be combined with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) datasets using real-time image fusion to additionally surveil proper
interventional treatment and assess treatment success. This review describes the state-of-the-art
use of CEUS for the surveillance and monitoring of interventional procedures of the
liver and for the evaluation of postinterventional success.
Keywords
tumor vascularization - contrast-enhanced ultrasound - real-time imaging
