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US Contrast Media in Renal Disease

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a new technique that employs microbubble contrast agents and complementary harmonic pulse sequences to demonstrate parenchymal perfusion.

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  1. Radiology Unit, Casa di Cura Madre Fortunata Toniolo, Via Toscana 34, Bologna, 40141, Italy

    Libero Barozzi

  2. Radiology Unit. Cardio Thoracic Vascular Department, University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, 40138, Italy

    Diana Capannelli

  3. Radiology Department, Tolmezzo Hospital, Via Morgagni 18, Tolmezzo, (UD), 33028, Italy

    Massimo Valentino

  4. Radiology Department, University of Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, 34149, Italy

    Michele Bertolotto

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  1. Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation Urology Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Pasquale Martino

  2. Division of Urology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

    Andrea B. Galosi

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Barozzi, L., Capannelli, D., Valentino, M., Bertolotto, M. (2017). US Contrast Media in Renal Disease. In: Martino, P., Galosi, A. (eds) Atlas of Ultrasonography in Urology, Andrology, and Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40782-1_52

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