La Radiologia medica
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La Radiologia medica · Aug 2009
Ultrasound enhanced with sulphur-hexafluoride-filled microbubbles agent (SonoVue) in the follow-up of mild liver and spleen trauma.
This study assessed the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the follow-up of patients with a diagnosis of traumatic liver or spleen lesions. ⋯ The conservative management of abdominal lesions in both adults and children is increasingly widespread but requires accurate follow-up over time. As a noninvasive, versatile, easy to perform and repeatable technique with a low rate of adverse reactions, CEUS is ideally suited for this purpose and allowed us to reduce the number of CT scans, especially in the follow-up of young patients.
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La Radiologia medica · Aug 2009
Prognostic value of multidetector computed tomography in bowel infarction.
This study aimed to correlate computed tomography (CT) findings and outcomes in patients affected by bowel infarction. ⋯ MDCT is able to detect the nature of bowel ischaemia and provide important prognostic information.