New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis

Timofte, Oana; Stefanescu, Gabriela; Gologan, Elena; Balan, Gheorghe G.; Toader, Elena; Balan, Gheorghe

Oana Timofte, Gabriela Stefanescu, Elena Gologan, Gheorghe G. Balan, Elena Toader, Gheorghe Balan

New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis

Abstract:

Introduction of contrast agents as microbubbles and to improve ultrasound examination techniques has increased the rate of detection and characterization of liver lesions. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is a relatively new method of exploring the liver and diagnosing focal liver lesions (FLL). The aim of this study is to determine the efficiency of microbubbles used for CEUS in managing patients detected in conventional ultrasonography with FLL. We examined 84 patients with FLL, detected on conventional ultrasonography (US), during October 2012-September 2015. We performed contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, using sulphur hexafluoride as a contrast agent, and contrast-enhanced MRI to set the diagnosis. For 37 patients (44.1%) CEUS showed a malignity pattern of enhancement (according to the EFSUMB - European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology- Guidelines 2012), while for 54 (64.3%) patients MRI set the diagnosis of malignity. CEUS detected fewer malignant lesions than MRI, in 20.1% of the cases MRI set de diagnosis. We need further studies in order to improve the quality of CEUS images and technique.

Keywords:
Sulphure hexafluoride; contrast agent; ultrasonography; focal liver lesions

Issue: 2017, Volume 68, Issue 2

Pages: 250-254

Publication date: 2017/3/15

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430

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TIMOFTE, O., STEFANESCU, G., GOLOGAN, E., BALAN, G.G., TOADER, E., BALAN, G., New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis, Rev. Chim., 68(2), 2017, 250-254.

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Timofte O, Stefanescu G, Gologan E, Balan GG, Toader E, Balan G. New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2017 Feb;68(2):250-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430

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Timofte, O., Stefanescu, G., Gologan, E., Balan, G.G., Toader, E. & Balan, G. (2017). New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis. Revista de Chimie, 68(2), 250-254. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430

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Timofte, O., Stefanescu, G., Gologan, E., Balan, G.G., Toader, E., Balan, G. (2017). 'New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis', Revista de Chimie, 68(2), pp. 250-254. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430

IEEE
O. Timofte, G. Stefanescu, E. Gologan, G.G. Balan, E. Toader, G. Balan, "New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis". Revista de Chimie, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 250-254, 2017. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430

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Oana Timofte, Gabriela Stefanescu, Elena Gologan, Gheorghe G. Balan, Elena Toader, Gheorghe Balan,
New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 68, Issue 2,
2017,
Pages 250-254,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5430)
Keywords: Sulphure hexafluoride; contrast agent; ultrasonography; focal liver lesions

RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis
A1 - Timofte, Oana
A2 - Stefanescu, Gabriela
A3 - Gologan, Elena
A4 - Balan, Gheorghe G.
A5 - Toader, Elena
A6 - Balan, Gheorghe
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2017
VL - 68
IS - 2
SP - 250
EP - 254
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430
KW - Sulphure hexafluoride
KW - contrast agent
KW - ultrasonography
KW - focal liver lesions
ER -

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@article{RevCh2017P250,
author = {Timofte Oana and Stefanescu Gabriela and Gologan Elena and Balan Gheorghe G. and Toader Elena and Balan Gheorghe},
title = {New Aspects Concerning Sulphur Hexafluoride Use As Contrast Agent for Ultrasonographyc Diagnosis},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {68},
number = {2},
pages = {250-254},
year = {2017},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.2.5430},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5430}
}

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