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Super-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Examination Down to the Microvasculature Enables Quantitative Analysis of Liver Lesions: First Results
Kaiser, Ulrich
, Vehling-Kaiser, Ursula, Kück, Fabian, Gilanschah, Mia, Jung, Friedrich and Jung, Ernst Michael
(2025)
Super-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Examination Down to the Microvasculature Enables Quantitative Analysis of Liver Lesions: First Results.
Life 15 (7), p. 991.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 02 Jul 2025 12:24
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.77031
Abstract
This article investigates the first use of dynamic microvascularization of liver lesions in clinical evaluation using real-time super-resolution contrast-enhanced ultrasound (SR CEUS). A retrospective analysis of SR CEUS examinations of liver lesions was performed. All examinations were conducted using an SC7-1U convex probe after the bolus injection of the ultrasound contrast agent. Digital cine ...
This article investigates the first use of dynamic microvascularization of liver lesions in clinical evaluation using real-time super-resolution contrast-enhanced ultrasound (SR CEUS). A retrospective analysis of SR CEUS examinations of liver lesions was performed. All examinations were conducted using an SC7-1U convex probe after the bolus injection of the ultrasound contrast agent. Digital cine loops were stored for independent evaluation. The evaluation was performed with respect to parallel measuring lines (the diameter corresponded to the capillary density) in the area of the reference lesion, liver tissue, and liver capsule using statistical analysis. In total, 65 patients (female n = 28; male n = 37; average age 57.8 ± 17.2 years) were evaluated. The examined liver lesions were mostly benign masses (n = 46). Mild liver fibrosis (stage F1) was present in most cases (n = 35). The lesions examined were located at an average tissue depth of 6.07 ± 2.47 cm. The highest number of lesion measurements was observed in the malignant lesion group. Significant differences in the measurements were found when comparing benign lesions with the capillary region (p < 0.001) and normal liver tissue (p < 0.01). The use of SR CEUS opens up new possibilities for the quantification of neovascularization, assessment of microvascular changes, and evaluation of the follow-up of intrahepatic interventions.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Life | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (without APC) | ||||
| Volume: | 15 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 7 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 991 | ||||
| Date | 20 June 2025 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) | ||||
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| Keywords | contrast agent; ultrasonography; liver; intervention; microvascularization | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-770316 | ||||
| Item ID | 77031 |
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