Radiology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Figures Only
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Heckemann, R. A.
Right arrow Articles by Mine, Y.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Heckemann, R. A.
Right arrow Articles by Mine, Y.
(Radiology. 2000;216:592-596.)
© RSNA, 2000

Technical Developments

Liver Lesions: Intermittent Second-Harmonic Gray-Scale US Can Increase Conspicuity with Microbubble Contrast Material-Early Experience1

Rolf A. Heckemann, DM, David O. Cosgrove, FRCR, Martin J. K. Blomley, FRCR, Robert J. Eckersley, PhD, Christopher J. Harvey, FRCR and Yoshitaka Mine, MS

1 From the Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom (R.A.H., D.O.C., M.J.K.B., R.J.E., C.J.H.), and Toshiba Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan (Y.M.). Received June 24, 1999; revision requested August 30; revision received October 28; accepted November 1. M.J.K.B. and C.J.H. supported by grants from the Medical Research Council, London, England. R.J.E. supported by a grant from Schering, Berlin, Germany. Address correspondence to R.A.H. (e-mail: soundray@web.de).

The authors investigated the effect of intermittent second-harmonic gray-scale (ISHGS) ultrasonography (US) with SH U 508A microbubbles on the conspicuity of focal liver lesions. Twenty-three patients were included in the study. Images were analyzed subjectively and quantitatively. Objective lesion conspicuity was increased. In 12 of the 15 patients with liver malignancy, gray-scale defects were seen in previously unsuspected areas. ISHGS US may improve the sensitivity of US for liver lesions.

Index terms: Liver neoplasms, metastases, 761.33 • Liver neoplasms, US, 761.12988, 761.32 • Ultrasound (US), contrast media, 761.12988 • Ultrasound (US), harmonic study, 761.12988, 761.12989 • Ultrasound (US), technology, 761.12988




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Ultrasound MedHome page
E. Vicenzini, R. Delfini, F. Magri, F. Puccinelli, M. Altieri, A. Santoro, M. F. Giannoni, L. Bozzao, V. Di Piero, and G. L. Lenzi
Semiquantitative Human Cerebral Perfusion Assessment With Ultrasound in Brain Space-Occupying Lesions: Preliminary Data
J. Ultrasound Med., May 1, 2008; 27(5): 685 - 692.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Roentgenol.Home page
L. Chami, N. Lassau, D. Malka, M. Ducreux, S. Bidault, A. Roche, and D. Elias
Benefits of Contrast-Enhanced Sonography for the Detection of Liver Lesions: Comparison with Histologic Findings
Am. J. Roentgenol., March 1, 2008; 190(3): 683 - 690.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Roentgenol.Home page
J. Arita, N. Kokudo, K. Zhang, and M. Makuuchi
Three-Dimensional Visualization of Liver Segments on Contrast-Enhanced Intraoperative Sonography
Am. J. Roentgenol., May 1, 2007; 188(5): W464 - W466.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Roentgenol.Home page
K. Takeshima, T. Kumada, H. Toyoda, S. Kiriyama, M. Tanikawa, H. Ichikawa, T. Kawachi, and S. Ogawa
Comparison of IV Contrast-Enhanced Sonography and Histopathology of Pancreatic Cancer
Am. J. Roentgenol., November 1, 2005; 185(5): 1193 - 1200.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Roentgenol.Home page
A. Giorgio, G. Ferraioli, L. Tarantino, G. de Stefano, V. Scala, F. Scarano, C. Coppola, and L. Del Viscovo
Contrast-Enhanced Sonographic Appearance of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis: Comparison with Contrast-Enhanced Helical CT Appearance
Am. J. Roentgenol., November 1, 2004; 183(5): 1319 - 1326.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 RadiologyHome page
H. Takeuchi, K. Ohmori, I. Kondo, K. Shinomiya, A. Oshita, Y. Takagi, J. Yoshida, K. Mizushige, and M. Kohno
Interaction with Leukocytes: Phospholipid-stabilized versus Albumin-Shell Microbubbles
Radiology, March 1, 2004; 230(3): 735 - 742.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Neurol. Neurosurg. PsychiatryHome page
J U Harrer, L Mayfrank, M Mull, and C Klotzsch
Second harmonic imaging: a new ultrasound technique to assess human brain tumour perfusion
J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, March 1, 2003; 74(3): 333 - 342.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Ultrasound MedHome page
T.-M. Chen, S.-N. Lu, J.-H. Wang, C.-H. Hung, and H.-D. Tung
Relationship Between Flash Echo Gray Scale Imaging Features and Pathologic Findings in Hepatic Adenoma
J. Ultrasound Med., July 1, 2002; 21(7): 821 - 824.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 StrokeHome page
J. U. Harrer and C. Klotzsch
Second Harmonic Imaging of the Human Brain: The Practicability of Coronal Insonation Planes and Alternative Perfusion Parameters
Stroke, June 1, 2002; 33(6): 1530 - 1535.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 RadiologyHome page
H. Ding, M. Kudo, H. Onda, Y. Suetomi, Y. Minami, and K. Maekawa
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Depiction of Tumor Parenchymal Flow with Intermittent Harmonic Power Doppler US during the Early Arterial Phase in Dual-Display Mode
Radiology, August 1, 2001; 220(2): 349 - 356.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]