Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound Bibliography

General Principles 1.Claudon M et al. Guidlines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Ultrasound (CEUS)‐Update 2008 Ultraschall in Med 2008;29:28‐44 2.Cosgrove. D. Editorial. Eur Radiol Suppl (2004).14[Suppl 8]:1‐3 3.Burns PN, Wilson,S. Microbubble Contrast for Radiological Imaging:1 Principles. Ultrasound Quarterly 2006;22:5‐11 4.Wilson S et al. Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound: What is the Evidence and What Are the Obstacles? AJR. 2009;193:55‐60

Safety 1.ter Haar GR. Ultrasonic Contrast Agents: Safety Considerations Reviewed. Eur J Radiol 2002;41:217‐221 2. Main MI. Ultrasound Contrast Agent Safety. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2009:2:1057‐ 1059 3. Pisaglia F et al. SonoVue in Abdominal applications: Retrospective Analysis of 23188 Investigations. Ultrasound in Med and Biol.2006;32:1369‐1375 4. Hynynen K et al. The Threshold for Brain Damage in Rabbits Induced By Bursts of Ultrasound in the Presence of an Ultrasound Contrast Agent (Optison). Ultrasound in Med and Biol;29:473‐481

Voiding Urosonography 1.Darge K. et al. Reflux in Young Patients: Comparison of Voiding US of the Bladder and Retrovesical Space with Echo Enhancement versus Voiding Cystourethrography for Diagnosis. Radiology 1999;210:201‐207 2.Radmayr C et al. Contrast Enhanced Reflux Sonography in Children: A Comparison to Standard Radiological Imaging J Urol 2002;167:1428‐30

Liver Lesion Characterization 1.Bolondi L et al. New Perspectives for the Use of Contrast‐Enhanced Liver Ultrasound in Clinical Practice. Digestive and Liver Disease 2007;39:187‐195 2.Berry J, Sidu, P. Microbubble Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound Features of Common Focal Liver Lesions: A Guide for the Novice Ultrasound 2006;14:190‐201 3. Bonini G et al. Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound with SonoVue in Evaluation of Postoperative Complications in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients J Ultrasound 2007;10:99‐106.

Kidney 1.Nilsson A. Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound of the Kidneys Eur Radiol Suppl 2004;14[supppl 8]: 104‐109 2.Granata A et al. Diagnosis of Acute Pyelonephritis by Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound in Transplant Patients Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011;26:715‐ 720 3. Farhat W et al. Reliability of Contrast Enhanced Sonography with Harmonic Imaging for Detecting Early Renal Scarring in Experiamental Pyelonephritis J Urol. 2002;168:1114‐1117

Trauma 1.Valentino M et al. Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Diagnostic Performance of Contrast‐ enhanced US in Children‐ Initial Experience Radiology;2008:903‐909 2.Thorelius L. Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound in Trauma Eur Radiol. 2004;14[Suppl 8]:43‐52 Bowel 1.Braden B et al. Diagnostic Value and Clinical Utility of Contrast Ultrasound in Intestinal Diseases Dig Liver Dis 2010;42:667‐74 Cardiac 1.Zilberman M et al. Is There a Role for Intravenous Transpulmonary Contrast Imaging in Pediatric Stress ? J American Society of Echocardiography. 2003;16:9‐14.

Testis and ovary 1.Paltiel H et al. Contrast‐enhanced, real‐time Volumetric Ultrasound Imaging of Tissue Perfusion: Preliminary Results in a Rabbit Model of Testicular Torsion Phys Med Biol.2011;56: 2183‐97 2. Abramowicz J. Ultrasonic Contrast Media: Has the Time Come in Obstetrics and Gynecology? JUM;24:517‐531

CNS 1.Rim S et al. Quantification of Cerebral Perfusion With Real‐time Contrast‐ enhanced Ultrasound. Circulation. 2001;104:2582‐2587 2.Taylor g et al. Excitotoxin‐induced cerebral Hyperemia in Newborn Piglets: Regional cerebral blood flow Mapping with Contrast‐enhanced Power Doppler. Radiology 1998;208: 73‐79

Arthritis 1.De Zordo et al. Value of Contrast‐enhanced Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis. 2007;64:222‐230

Hip 1.Barnewolt c et al. Correlative Imaging of Abduction‐induced Hip Ischemia in Piglets. Presented at the 83rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 1997 Radiology 205:275

Molecular Imaging 1. Kissling I et al. Molecular Ultrasound Imaging and its Potential for Pediatric Radiology.\ Pediatric Radiology2011;41:176‐184.