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ReviewJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2024

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in renal cystic lesions: an update.

Federica Masino, Laura Eusebi, Michele Bertolotto, Sara Maria Pizzileo, Francesco Pizzolorusso, Giuseppe Sortino, Lucia Pitoni, Stefano Santarelli, Andrea Benedetto Galosi, Giuseppe Guglielmi

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Review in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Federica MasinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Viale L. Pinto 1, 71121, Foggia, Foggia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4289-3289
Laura EusebiRadiology Unit, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 52, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4172-5126
Michele BertolottoRadiology Unit, "Cattinara" Hospital, Trieste University, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Triestino, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5583-350X
Sara Maria PizzileoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Viale L. Pinto 1, 71121, Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Francesco PizzolorussoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Viale L. Pinto 1, 71121, Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Giuseppe SortinoUrology Unit, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 52, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8804-1805
Lucia PitoniUrology Unit, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 52, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
Stefano SantarelliNephrology Unit, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 52, 60035, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
Andrea Benedetto GalosiUrology Unit, "Riuniti Torrette" Hospital di Ancona, Via Conca 71, 60126, Torrette, Ancona, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-5338
Giuseppe GuglielmiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Foggia University School of Medicine, Viale L. Pinto 1, 71121, Foggia, Foggia, Italy. giuseppe.guglielmi@unifg.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-8330

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This narrative review aims to describe the current status of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in characterizing renal cystic lesion. The imaging techniques usually performed for their evaluation are ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with different criteria of application based on the individual case and the purpose of the examination. Generally, US, as a non-ionizing examination, is the first imaging modality performed and therefore the one that incidentally detects cystic lesions. CT is the most performed imaging modality for cystic lesion assessment before MRI evaluation. It provides better characterization and management and has been introduced into the Bosniak classification. In this context, CEUS is making its way for its characteristics and represents the emerging technique in this field. With these premises, the authors analyze the role of CEUS in the evaluation of renal cysts, starting with an explanation of the technique, describe its main advantages and limitations, and end with a discussion of its application in the Bosniak classification and management, following the current major guidelines.

Indexed as

Contrast MediaKidneyKidney Diseases, CysticUltrasonographyHumansImage EnhancementMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedContrast MediaCEUSContrast-enhanced ultrasoundCystic lesionDiagnostic imagingKidney cyst

Identifiers

PMID39164480
PMCPMC11499418

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