Open AccessTranscutaneous B-mode ultrasound (TUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) pattern of mediastinal tumors: a pictorial essay
Author(s) -
Ehsan Safai Zadeh,
Christoph F. Dietrich,
Corinna Trenker,
Amjad Alhayri,
Christian Görg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ultrasonography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2451-070X
pISSN - 2084-8404
DOI - 10.15557/jou.2021.0056
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , mediastinum , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , thorax (insect anatomy) , contrast enhanced ultrasound , anatomy
Sound reflection from bony structures and from air-filled lung parenchyma limitstranscutaneous B-mode thoracic ultrasound of the mediastinum. Computed tomography andmagnetic resonance imaging of the thorax are the primary overview imaging modalities formediastinal pathologies. However, pathological processes originating from themediastinum can be sonographically visualized and evaluated in the presence ofdisplacing or infiltrative growth. The aim of this pictorial essay is to demonstratecontrast-enhanced ultrasound as a method complementing B-mode ultrasound, computedtomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of mediastinal tumors,taking into account the clinical background. The characteristic perfusion patterns ofmediastinal pathology are presented.