Pop Ciprian Mihaita, Mihu Dan, Badea Radu
2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ultrasound Laboratory, Department of Imaging and Radiology, Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Department of Medical Imaging, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Clujul Med. 2015;88(4):433-7. doi: 10.15386/cjmed-499. Epub 2015 Nov 15.
Ultrasound is the reference imaging procedure used for the exploration of endometrial pathology. As medical procedures improve and the requirements of modern medicine become more demanding, gray-scale ultrasound is insufficient in establishing gynecological diagnosis. Thus, more complex examination techniques are required: Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), 3D ultrasound, etc. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a special examination technique that gains more and more ground. This allows a detailed real-time evaluation of microcirculation in a certain territory, which is impossible to perform by Doppler ultrasound. The aim of this review is to synthesize current knowledge regarding CEUS applications in endometrial pathology, to detail the technical aspects of endometrial CEUS and the physical properties of the equipment and contrast agents used, as well as to identify the limitations of the method.
超声是用于探查子宫内膜病变的参考成像程序。随着医疗程序的改进以及现代医学需求变得更加苛刻，灰阶超声在确立妇科诊断方面已显不足。因此，需要更复杂的检查技术：多普勒超声、超声造影（CEUS）、三维超声等。超声造影是一种越来越广泛应用的特殊检查技术。它能够对特定区域的微循环进行详细的实时评估，而这是多普勒超声无法做到的。本综述的目的是综合有关超声造影在子宫内膜病变中应用的当前知识，详述子宫内膜超声造影的技术方面以及所使用设备和造影剂的物理特性，同时确定该方法的局限性。
