超声造影的临床应用

Clinical Applications of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound

近年发展起来的微泡超声造影剂已经在临床中得以应用,超声造影也已广泛用于肝脏及肝脏以外器官的显像,如肾脏、胰腺、脾脏、前列腺、卵巢、子宫和腹部外伤,并在多种疾病的诊断和鉴别诊断中显示出日益增长的潜力。本文总结了近年来超声造影及其相关技术的发展,并展望了其应用前景。

Microbubble contrast agents for ultrasound （US） have been developed and clinically ap- plied in recent years. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound （CEUS） has been widely used in the imaging of liver and other organs such as kidney, pancreases, spleen, prostate, ovarian, uterus as well as abdominal trauma, showing promising values in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of various diseases. This article reviews the recent development and future protential clinical applications of CEUS.