Delayed contrast enhancement of hepatic parenchyma after intravenous sonographic contrast agent : unusual phenomenon. Case report and review of literature

AIM: A case of heterogeneous late-phase hepatic enhancement (HLHE) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with SonoVue is presented, where HLHE lasted after 50 min of injection.

METHODS: This study aims to review prior literature on this topic, to characterize the features of HLHE in the liver, and to find possible and reliable explanations for this phenomenon.

RESULTS: From literature, thus far five publications discuss this phenomenon with a total of 21 patients.

CONCLUSION: We suggest that phagocytosis of contrast agent microbubbles by macrophages, and lymphocytosis of peripheral blood due to stress conditions of the patients might be in the background of HLHE.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Journal of ultrasound - 24(2021), 1 vom: 24. März, Seite 3-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tarnoki, David Laszlo [VerfasserIn]
Tarnoki, Adam Domonkos [VerfasserIn]
Sukosd, Hunor [VerfasserIn]
Folhoffer, Aniko [VerfasserIn]
Harkanyi, Zoltan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Contrast Media
Contrast enhanced ultrasound
Delayed contrast enhancement
Journal Article
Phospholipids
Review
Sonography
Sulfur Hexafluoride
WS7LR3I1D6

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Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 04.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40477-020-00429-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305777785