U.S. patients miss benefits of ultrasound contrast media

June 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. U.S. patients miss benefits of ultrasound contrast media Contrast-enhanced ultrasound provides valuable information in clinical practice for imagers in country's northern neighbor BY TAE KYOUNG KIM, M.D., HYUN-JUNG JANG, M.D., AND STEPHANIE R. WILSON, FRCPC, M.D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for abdominal applications in radiology was first approved in Canada in 2001. Although reimbursement issues have prevented its general dissemination and adoption, ample publications describe the benefits and applications of this exciting and robust technique.1-16 CEUS is widely used in many countries in Europe and Asia.17-25 We believe that its adoption in the North American ultrasound community is overdue.

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