. 2018 Apr;39(2):e2-e44.

doi: 10.1055/a-0586-1107. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

Paul S Sidhu¹, Vito Cantisani², Christoph F Dietrich³, Odd Helge Gilja⁴, Adrian Saftoiu⁵, Eva Bartels⁶, Michele Bertolotto⁷, Fabrizio Calliada⁸, Dirk-André Clevert⁹, David Cosgrove¹⁰, Annamaria Deganello¹, Mirko D'Onofrio¹¹, Francesco Maria Drudi¹², Simon Freeman¹³, Christopher Harvey¹⁴, Christian Jenssen¹⁵, Ernst-Michael Jung¹⁶, Andrea Sabine Klauser¹⁷, Nathalie Lassau¹⁸, Maria Franca Meloni¹⁹, Edward Leen²⁰, Carlos Nicolau²¹, Christian Nolsoe²², Fabio Piscaglia²³, Francesco Prada²⁴, Helmut Prosch²⁵, Maija Radzina²⁶, Luca Savelli²⁷, Hans-Peter Weskott²⁸, Hessel Wijkstra²⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, King's College London, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
² Department of Radiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Univ. Sapienza of Rome, Italy.
³ Med. Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany and Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhengzhou University, China.
⁴ National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
⁵ Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
⁶ Center for Neurological Vascular Diagnostics, München, Germany.
⁷ Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Italy.
⁸ Department of Radiology, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁹ Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, Department of Radiology, University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany.
¹⁰ Clinical Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹¹ Department of Radiology, GB Rossi University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
¹² Department of Radiology, University La Sapienza, Italy.
¹³ Department of Imaging, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁴ Department of Imaging, Imperial College Health Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland Strausberg/Wriezen, Strausberg, Germany.
¹⁶ Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Germany.
¹⁷ Universitaetsklinik fuer Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck, Austria.
¹⁸ Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus. Imaging Department and IR4M. UMR8081. Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
¹⁹ Casa Di Cura Igea, Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Milan, Italy.
²⁰ Imaging Department, Imperial College London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²¹ Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
²² Ultrasound Section, Division of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital. Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
²³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine, Bologna, Italy.
²⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Milan, Italy.
²⁵ Abteilung für Allgemeine Radiologie und Kinderradiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria.
²⁶ Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Riga Stradins University, Radiology Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia.
²⁷ Gynecology and Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Italy.
²⁸ Ultrasound, Krankenhaus Siloah, Hannover, Germany.
²⁹ Urology, AMC University Hospital, Amsterdam and Signal Processing Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29510439
DOI: 10.1055/a-0586-1107

Free article

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

Paul S Sidhu et al. Ultraschall Med. 2018 Apr.

Free article

. 2018 Apr;39(2):e2-e44.

doi: 10.1055/a-0586-1107. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, King's College London, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
² Department of Radiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Univ. Sapienza of Rome, Italy.
³ Med. Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany and Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhengzhou University, China.
⁴ National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
⁵ Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
⁶ Center for Neurological Vascular Diagnostics, München, Germany.
⁷ Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Italy.
⁸ Department of Radiology, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
⁹ Interdisciplinary Ultrasound-Center, Department of Radiology, University of Munich - Grosshadern Campus, Munich, Germany.
¹⁰ Clinical Sciences, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹¹ Department of Radiology, GB Rossi University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
¹² Department of Radiology, University La Sapienza, Italy.
¹³ Department of Imaging, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁴ Department of Imaging, Imperial College Health Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland Strausberg/Wriezen, Strausberg, Germany.
¹⁶ Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Germany.
¹⁷ Universitaetsklinik fuer Radiodiagnostik, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck, Austria.
¹⁸ Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus. Imaging Department and IR4M. UMR8081. Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
¹⁹ Casa Di Cura Igea, Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Milan, Italy.
²⁰ Imaging Department, Imperial College London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²¹ Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
²² Ultrasound Section, Division of Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital. Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
²³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine, Bologna, Italy.
²⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Milan, Italy.
²⁵ Abteilung für Allgemeine Radiologie und Kinderradiologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria.
²⁶ Paula Stradina Clinical University Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Institute, Riga Stradins University, Radiology Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia.
²⁷ Gynecology and Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Italy.
²⁸ Ultrasound, Krankenhaus Siloah, Hannover, Germany.
²⁹ Urology, AMC University Hospital, Amsterdam and Signal Processing Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29510439
DOI: 10.1055/a-0586-1107

Abstract
in English, German

The updated version of the EFSUMB guidelines on the application of non-hepatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) deals with the use of microbubble ultrasound contrast outside the liver in the many established and emerging applications.

Die aktualisierte Version der EFSUMB-Leitlinien für die Anwendung von nicht-hepatischem kontrastverstärktem Ultraschall (CEUS) befasst sich mit der Verwendung von Mikrobläschen Ultraschall-Kontrastmitteln außerhalb der Leber in zahlreichen etablierten und neu entstehenden Einsatzbereichen.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Fabrizio Calliada: Congress participation support, Toshiba, Guerbet, Bayer, Hitachi, MindrayVito Cantisani: Congress participation support, Toshiba, Guerbet, Bayer, Hitachi, MindrayDirk Clevert: Speaker honoraria for Siemens, Philips, Samsung Falk, Bracco; Advisory Board Member Siemens, Philips, Samsung, Bracco; Research grants, Siemens, Philips, Samsung, BraccoDavid Cosgrove: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Toshiba, SuperSonic, BK Medical, Carestream; Advisory Board Member, Toshiba, Carestream; Research grant, Carestream; Congress participation support, Bracco, ToshibaAnnamarie Dagenello: Speaker honoraria, BraccoChristoph F Dietrich: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Hitachi, GE, Mindray, Supersonic, Pentax, Olympus, Fuji, Covidien, Boston Scientific, AbbVie, MSD, Falk Foundation, Novartis, Roche; Advisory Board Member, Hitachi and Mindray; Research grant, Bracco, Hitachi, GE, Siemens, Mindray, SuperSonic; Congress participation support, IPSENOdd Helge Gilja: Speaker honoraria, GE Healthcare Takeda AS and Meda ASChristian Jenssen: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Hitachi, Toshiba, Falk Foundation, Covidien; Research grant, NovartisNathalie Lassau: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Toshiba; Congress participation support, Bracco, ToshibaEdward Leen: Research equipment support, Philips Healthcare & SuperSonic ImagingMaria Franca Meloni: Speaker honoraria, BraccoChristian Pállson Nolsøe: Speaker honoraria and congress participation support, GE Healthcare and NeovitalisMirko D’Onofrio: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Siemens; Advisor Board Member, Bracco, Siemens, Congress participation support, BraccoFabio Piscaglia: Speaker honoraria Bracco, Bayer; Advisory Board Member, Bayer; Research support, EsaoteMaija Radzina: Speaker honoaria, Bayer, Covidien; Congress participation support, BayerAdrian Saftiou: Speaker honoraria, Pentax Medical Singapore Ltd; Consulting/Advisory board, Mediglobe Corporation Gmbh; Congress participation support, Hitachi Medical Systems UKPaul Sidhu: Speaker honoraria, Siemens, Bracco, Hitachi, Philips and GEHans-Peter Weskott: Speaker honoraria for Bracco, Samsung and GEThe following members declared no conflicts of interest: Eva Bartels, Michele Bertolotto, Francesca Drudi, Simon Freeman, Christopher Harvey, Ernst Michael Jung, Andrea Klauser, Carlos Nicolau, Francesco Prada, Luca Savelli, Hessel Wijkstra

Cited by

Enhanced ultrasound-guided versus non-enhanced ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy in tissue cellularity of lung malignancies: a propensity score matched study.
Zhou D, Zhang Y, Chen W, Jiang J, Chen Y, Zhou X, Tang Q. Zhou D, et al. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2022 Nov;12(11):5056-5067. doi: 10.21037/qims-22-119. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2022. PMID: 36330190 Free PMC article.
Can shear wave elastography determine remnant thyroid tissue in the early postoperative period in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma?
Uysal E, Kara Gedik G, Durmaz MS, Yılmaz F, Batur A. Uysal E, et al. J Ultrasound. 2022 Jun;25(2):273-280. doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00576-w. Epub 2021 Apr 5. J Ultrasound. 2022. PMID: 33818752 Free PMC article.
Clinical applications of Doppler ultrasonography for thyroid disease: consensus statement by the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology.
Chung J, Lee YJ, Choi YJ, Ha EJ, Suh CH, Choi M, Baek JH, Na DG; Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology (KSThR); Korean Society of Radiology. Chung J, et al. Ultrasonography. 2020 Oct;39(4):315-330. doi: 10.14366/usg.20072. Epub 2020 Aug 25. Ultrasonography. 2020. PMID: 32892523 Free PMC article.
Role and added value of contrast enhanced ultrasound of the painful scrotum in the emergency setting.
Cokkinos DD, Partovi S, Rafailidis V, Sierrou C, Fragkouli T, Tsolaki S, Kalogeropoulos I. Cokkinos DD, et al. J Ultrasound. 2023 Jun;26(2):563-575. doi: 10.1007/s40477-022-00764-2. Epub 2023 Jan 10. J Ultrasound. 2023. PMID: 36627548 Free PMC article.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography vs MRI for evaluation of local invasion by cervical cancer.
Zheng W, Chen K, Peng C, Yin SH, Pan YY, Liu M, Lin SY, Pei XQ. Zheng W, et al. Br J Radiol. 2018 Nov;91(1091):20170858. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170858. Epub 2018 Jul 31. Br J Radiol. 2018. PMID: 30028181 Free PMC article.

See all "Cited by" articles

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

Substances

Actions
Actions
Actions

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
- ArTS, University of Trieste, Access Free Full text
- Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New York
Other Literature Sources
- scite Smart Citations
Medical
- ClinicalTrials.gov

Save citation to file

Email citation

Add to Collections

Add to My Bibliography

Your saved search

Create a file for external citation management software

Your RSS Feed

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

Affiliations

The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

Authors

Affiliations

Abstract
in English, German

Conflict of interest statement

Similar articles

Cited by

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

Medical

Abstract in English, German

Conflict of interest statement

Similar articles

Cited by

MeSH terms

Substances

Related information

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

Medical

Abstract
in English, German