• Emanuela Calabrese, Orlando Catalano, Antonio Nunziata, Arianna D'Errico, and Antonella Petrillo.
• Department of Radiology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (E.C., A.D.); Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, G. Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy (O.C., A.P.); and Department of Radiology, Local Health District Napoli 1, Naples, Italy (A.N.).
• J Ultrasound Med. 2014 Sep 1; 33 (9): 1685-93.

AbstractThe transfer of critically ill patients to the radiology department is, in itself, potentially dangerous, so radiologists are frequently asked to perform bedside sonographic studies in the intensive care unit, surgical or medical department, sterile area, and operating room. In these circumstances, injection of a contrast agent may give the radiologist relevant additional information, which is useful for diagnosis and for better therapeutic management of these critically ill patients. Contrast-enhanced sonography may allow detection of findings not recognizable on baseline sonography or even color Doppler imaging. In this pictorial essay, we highlight the value of real-time contrast-enhanced sonography when performed at the bedside in critically ill patients.© 2014 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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