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Contrast Medium in Thoracic Ultrasound

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The B-mode imaging and color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) techniques are continued by the introduction of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) consequently. However, the limitations of this approach do not differ from all other modalities.

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  1. Interdisciplinary Center of Ultrasound, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Christian Görg

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    Corinna Trenker

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    Francesco Feletti

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    Bruna Malta

  3. Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Görg, C., Trenker, C. (2020). Contrast Medium in Thoracic Ultrasound. In: Feletti, F., Malta, B., Aliverti, A. (eds) Thoracic Ultrasound and Integrated Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93055-8_14

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