<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>Sound reflection from bony structures and from air-filled lung parenchyma limits transcutaneous B-mode thoracic ultrasound of the mediastinum. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax are the primary overview imaging modalities for mediastinal pathologies. However, pathological processes originating from the mediastinum can be sonographically visualized and evaluated in the presence of displacing or infiltrative growth. The aim of this pictorial essay is to demonstrate contrast-enhanced ultrasound as a method complementing B-mode ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of mediastinal tumors, taking into account the clinical background. The characteristic perfusion patterns of mediastinal pathology are presented.</p>
</abstract>

Sound reflection from bony structures and from air-filled lung parenchyma limits transcutaneous B-mode thoracic ultrasound of the mediastinum. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax are the primary overview imaging modalities for mediastinal pathologies. However, pathological processes originating from the mediastinum can be sonographically visualized and evaluated in the presence of displacing or infiltrative growth. The aim of this pictorial essay is to demonstrate contrast-enhanced ultrasound as a method complementing B-mode ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of mediastinal tumors, taking into account the clinical background. The characteristic perfusion patterns of mediastinal pathology are presented.

Transcutaneous B-mode ultrasound (TUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) pattern of mediastinal tumors: a pictorial essay

Journal of Ultrasonography

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sound reflection from bony structures and from air-filled lung parenchyma limits transcutaneous B-mode thoracic ultrasound of the mediastinum. Computed...

Transcutaneous B-mode ultrasound (TUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) pattern of mediastinal tumors: a pictorial essay

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Dec 15, 2021

Page range: 340 - 347

Received: May 17, 2021

Accepted: Jul 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0056

Keywords
mediastinal tumors, ultrasound, CEUS, perfusion pattern, diagnosis

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transcutaneous B-mode ultrasound (TUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) pattern of mediastinal tumors: a pictorial essay

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Dec 15, 2021

Page range: 340 - 347

Received: May 17, 2021

Accepted: Jul 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0056

Keywordsmediastinal tumors, ultrasound, CEUS, perfusion pattern, diagnosis

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
mediastinal tumors, ultrasound, CEUS, perfusion pattern, diagnosis