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Review

The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries

by
Marco Di Serafino
*,†,
Francesca Iacobellis
†,
Maria Laura Schillirò
,
Roberto Ronza
,
Francesco Verde
,
Dario Grimaldi
,
Giuseppina Dell’Aversano Orabona
,
Martina Caruso
,
Vittorio Sabatino
,
Chiara Rinaldo
and
Luigia Romano
Department of General and Emergency Radiology “Antonio Cardarelli” Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Diagnostics 2022, 12(2), 435; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020435
Submission received: 28 December 2021 / Revised: 25 January 2022 / Accepted: 28 January 2022 / Published: 8 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Emergency Medicine: Ultrasound, Innovative Protocols and Interesting Cases)
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Abstract

Trauma is one of the most common causes of death or permanent disability in young people, so a timely diagnostic approach is crucial. In polytrauma patients, CEUS (contrast enhanced ultrasound) has been shown to be more sensitive than US (ultrasound) for the detection of solid organ injuries, improving the identification and grading of traumatic abdominal lesions with levels of sensitivity and specificity similar to those seen with MDCT (multidetector tomography). CEUS is recommended for the diagnostic evaluation of hemodynamically stable patients with isolated blunt moderate-energy abdominal traumas and the diagnostic follow-up of conservatively managed abdominal traumas. In this pictorial review, we illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of CEUS and the procedure details with tips and tricks during the investigation of blunt moderate-energy abdominal trauma as well as during follow-up in non-operative management.
Keywords: CEUS; blunt trauma; non-operative management; follow-up CEUS; blunt trauma; non-operative management; follow-up

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Di Serafino, M.; Iacobellis, F.; Schillirò, M.L.; Ronza, R.; Verde, F.; Grimaldi, D.; Dell’Aversano Orabona, G.; Caruso, M.; Sabatino, V.; Rinaldo, C.; et al. The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020435

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Di Serafino M, Iacobellis F, Schillirò ML, Ronza R, Verde F, Grimaldi D, Dell’Aversano Orabona G, Caruso M, Sabatino V, Rinaldo C, et al. The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(2):435. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020435

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Di Serafino, Marco, Francesca Iacobellis, Maria Laura Schillirò, Roberto Ronza, Francesco Verde, Dario Grimaldi, Giuseppina Dell’Aversano Orabona, Martina Caruso, Vittorio Sabatino, Chiara Rinaldo, and et al. 2022. "The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries" Diagnostics 12, no. 2: 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020435

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Di Serafino, M., Iacobellis, F., Schillirò, M. L., Ronza, R., Verde, F., Grimaldi, D., Dell’Aversano Orabona, G., Caruso, M., Sabatino, V., Rinaldo, C., & Romano, L. (2022). The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries. Diagnostics, 12(2), 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020435

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