Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging features of diabetic foot ulcers / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
;
(12): 368-370, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-267598
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging features of diabetic foot ulcers.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixteen patients with diabetic foot ulcers underwent conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasound examinations, and the features of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging were analyzed. Pathological examination was also carried out in some cases.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Contrast-enhanced ultrasound showed slow enhancement in the artery phase in the 16 ulcers after administration of SonoVue. The mean time of initial enhancement was 30.02 ± 2.35 s, and the mean time for the occurrence of peak enhancement was 37.54 ± 4.13 s. In 5 cases a homogeneous enhancement pattern was clearly displayed, and in the other 11 cases, a pattern of homogenous peripheral enhancement with non-enhanced patches within the ulcers was found. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound showed a greater ulcerous area than conventional ultrasound.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a valuable means for evaluating the ulcerous area and the treatment efficacy for diabetic foot ulcers.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phospholipids
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Sulfur Hexafluoride
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Image Enhancement
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Ultrasonography
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Diabetic Foot
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Contrast Media
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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