Abstract:
Intracavitary contrast-enhanced ultrasound is widely accepted as a highly informative, safe, and easily reproducible technique for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of different pathologies of the biliary tree. This review article describes the diverse applications for CEUS in intracavitary biliary scenarios, supported by a literature review of the utilization of the method in indications like biliary obstruction by various etiologies, including postoperative strictures, evaluation of the biliary tree of liver donors, and evaluation of the localization of a drainage catheter. We also provide pictorial examples of the authors\' personal experience with the use of intracavitary CEUS in cases of PTCD as a palliative intervention. Intracavitary CEUS brings all the positive features of US together with the virtues of contrast-enhanced imaging, providing comparable accuracy to the standard techniques for diagnosing biliary tree diseases.
摘要:
腔内超声造影被广泛认为是一种信息丰富的超声,安全,和易于重复的诊断技术,治疗,以及胆道树不同病理的随访。这篇综述文章描述了CEUS在腔内胆道场景中的各种应用,通过对该方法在各种病因引起的胆道梗阻等适应症中的应用的文献综述,包括术后狭窄,评估肝脏供体的胆道树,并评估引流导管的定位。我们还提供了作者个人在PTCD病例中使用腔内CEUS作为姑息干预措施的经验。腔内超声造影将US的所有积极特征与对比增强成像的优点结合在一起,提供与诊断胆道疾病的标准技术相当的准确性。