Ehsan Safai Zadeh, Mathis Görg, Christian Görg, Helmut Prosch, Corinna Trenker, Christina Carolin Westhoff, Christoph F Dietrich, Nils Raab, Amjad Alhyari, Katharina Huber, Svitlana Pochepnia, Michael Weber, Hajo Findeisen
PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic yield of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-guided biopsy of retroperitoneal masses (RMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2006 and 2023, 87 patients presented at our US center for biopsy of an RM. In all biopsies, CEUS was performed prior to the intervention. The technical success rate of biopsy, the presence of diagnostic tissue in solid tumor biopsy samples, the accuracy of the biopsy and the occurrence of post-interventional complications were evaluated...
April 8, 2024: Ultraschall in der Medizin