Assessment of cervical lymph nodes is essential for patients with head and neck
carcinomas, and ultrasound is a useful imaging technique. Sonographic features that help …

The development of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which perform as blood pool
tracers, have overcome the limitations of conventional B-Mode and colour or power Doppler …

Objective: To review the use of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) and transcranial
color-coded sonography (TCCS) for diagnosis. Methods: The authors searched the literature …

Transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCS) enables the reliable assessment of
intracranial stenoses (sensitivity 94–100%, specificity 99–100%), occlusions (middle …

Background and Purpose—Transcranial color-coded duplex sonography has become a
standard diagnostic technique to assess the intracranial arterial status in acute stroke. It is …

The general indication for the use of ultrasound contrast agents in neurosonologic
applications is an insufficient signal-to-noise ratio when investigating the cerebral macro …

Background and Purpose—The present study was undertaken to determine the frequency of
use of the ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) Levovist in routine transcranial ultrasound (TU) …

Purpose: To assess the inter-observer reproducibility of acoustic radiation force impulse
imaging (ARFI) between 2 skilled physicians and to evaluate if ultrasound contrast agents …

This review gives a summary on current ultrasound contrast agents and their composition.
Methods of brain imaging using UCA, like harmonic imaging and acoustic emission, are also …

Background: Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis is a common cause of ischemic
cerebrovascular events and is associated with a high risk of stroke recurrence. This study …