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Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) - Update 2008

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EFSUMB study group M. Claudon, D. Cosgrove, T. Tranquart, L. Thorelius, and H. Whittingham study group L. de.
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EFSUMB study group M. Claudon1, D. Cosgrove2, T. Albrecht3, L. Bolondi4, M. Bosio5, F. Calliada6, J.-M. Correas7, K. Darge8, C. Dietrich9, M. D'On ofrio10, D. H. Evans11, C. Filice12, L. Greiner13, K. Jäger14, N. de. Jong15, E. Leen16, R. Lencioni17, D. Lindsell18, A. Martegani19, S. Meairs20, C. Nolsøe21, F. Piscaglia22, P. Ricci23, G. Seidel24, B. Skjoldbye25, L. Solbiati26, L. Thorelius27, F. Tranquart28, H. P. Weskott29, T. Whittingham30

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Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver - update 2012: A WFUMB-EFSUMB initiative in cooperation with representatives of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS and ICUS.

TL;DR: These liver CEUS guidelines and recommendations are intended to create standard protocols for the use and administration of UCA in liver applications on an international basis and improve the management of patients worldwide.
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The EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations for the clinical practice of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

TL;DR: The updated version of the EFSUMB guidelines on the application of non-hepatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) deals with the use of microbubble ultrasound contrast outside the liver in the many established and emerging applications.
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The diagnostic and economic impact of contrast imaging techniques in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis

TL;DR: In patients with cirrhosis with a 1–2 cm nodule detected during surveillance, a single imaging technique showing a typical contrast pattern confidently permits the diagnosis of HCC, thereby reducing the need for FNB examinations.
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