[CEUS-application possibilities in the musculoskeletal system].

[CEUS-application possibilities in the musculoskeletal system].
Radiologe. 2018 May 28;:
Authors: Jäschke M, Weber MA, Fischer C
Abstract
METHODICAL ISSUE: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) offers easily accessible visualization and quantification of the skeletal muscle microcirculation and other tissues in vivo and in real-time with almost no side effects.
AIM: The aim of this review is to present the increasing number of musculoskeletal CEUS applications.
METHODICAL INNOVATIONS/PERFORMANCE: CEUS applications regarding the musculoskeletal system include applications at bone and joints extending beyond the visualization of only the muscular microcirculation. Besides basic muscle physiology, impaired microcirculation in patients with peripheral artery disease or diabetes mellitus and the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathies have been the subject of previous CEUS studies. More recent studies in orthopedics and traumatology have focused on osseous and muscular perfusion characteristics, e. g., in differentiating infected and aseptic non-unions or the impact of different types of implants and prostheses on muscular microcirculation as a surrogate marker of clinical success.
PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: CEUS of the musculoskeletal system is used in clinical trials or off-label. Therefore, it is not well established in clinical routine. However, considering the increasing number of musculoskeletal CEUS applicatio...

Source: Der Radiologe - May 28, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Jäschke M, Weber MA, Fischer C Tags: Radiologe Source Type: research