Adhikari Ganga D¹, Mandal Sandip Kumar¹, Gyanwali Suman², Sharma Nitu¹, Pandey Shailesh¹ and Yadav Ajay Kumar¹*

¹Department of Radio-diagnosis, Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal
²Department of Radiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal

*Corresponding Author: Yadav Ajay Kumar, Department of Radio-diagnosis, Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.

Received: June 26, 2023; Published: June 29, 2023

Abstract

Background: Ultrasonography is a diagnostic method for determining the diagnosis of various diseases. It is non-invasive, non-ionizing and very cost effective diagnostic in compare to Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. Similarly contrast enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUSG) uses contrast agents used intravenously and sometimes intravesically in some cases which improve the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.

Conclusion: Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUSG) has a prominent role in lesion characterization with a diagnostic accuracy comparable with CT and MRI scan. CEUSG is a fast, cheap and widely used technique in most of the oncological diseases with additional benefit of lack of nephrotoxicity and radiation.

 Keywords: Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUSG); Ultrasound Contrast Agent (UCA); Computed Tomography (CT); Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Citation

Citation: Yadav Ajay Kumar., et al. “Contrast Enhance Ultrasonography for Oncology" Acta Scientific Cancer Biology 7.5 (2023): 06-07.

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