Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of the Liver: How to Avoid Artifacts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. CEUS: Frame Rate, Image Quality, and Mode Selection
3. CEUS Artifacts: How to Classify and Recognize Them
3.1. B-Mode US-Related Artifacts
3.1.1. Refraction Artifacts
3.1.2. Attenuation Artifacts
3.1.3. Range-Ambiguity Artifacts (RAAs)
3.2. CEUS-Specific Artifacts
3.2.1. Microbubble Destruction Artifacts
3.2.2. Prolonged Heterogeneous Accumulation Artifacts
3.2.3. CEUS-Related Posterior Echo Enhancement
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Naganuma, H.; Ishida, H.; Nagai, H.; Uno, A. Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of the Liver: How to Avoid Artifacts. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161817
Naganuma H, Ishida H, Nagai H, Uno A. Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of the Liver: How to Avoid Artifacts. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(16):1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161817
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaganuma, Hiroko, Hideaki Ishida, Hiroshi Nagai, and Atushi Uno. 2024. "Contrast-Enhanced Sonography of the Liver: How to Avoid Artifacts" Diagnostics 14, no. 16: 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14161817