Open AccessClinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in transthoracic biopsy of malignant anterior mediastinal masses
Author(s) -
Jie Han,
Xiaoli Feng,
Tianyu Xu,
Wenqi Feng,
MengJia Liu,
Bo Wang,
Ting-Lin Qiu,
Yong Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.11.51
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , contrast enhanced ultrasound , biopsy , ultrasound , contrast (vision) , value (mathematics) , anterior mediastinum , pathology , computed tomography , artificial intelligence , machine learning , computer science
Given low incidence and high heterogeneity, the treatment strategies of anterior mediastinal masses (AMMs) are diverse based on pathology. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in transthoracic biopsy of malignant AMMs when compared with that of ultrasound (US) alone and to screen lesions that are more suitable for CEUS evaluation and guidance.
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