Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for examining tumor biology
Open Access
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by E-MED LTD in Cancer Imaging
- Vol. 6 (1) , 148-152
- https://doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2006.0023
Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for examining tumor biology - Cancer Imaging Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for examining tumor biology - This paper reviews the potential of ultrasound for assessing the viability and biological behavior of tumors. Unlike color Doppler sonography, modern techniques for contrast-enhanced ultrasound permit the measurement of tissue perfusion irrespective of vessel size or flow velocity. Perfusion can also be assessed quantitatively, using replenishment kinetics or derivates thereof. The perfusion of tumors is a surrogate parameter of their viability and may mirror their response to therapy.Keywords
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