The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) compared to traditional ultrasound for identifying lung nodules.
Compared io-CEUS and traditional intraoperative ultrasound (Io-US) methods for detecting lung nodules.
Focused on isoechoic lesions that are difficult to detect with standard ultrasound.
Evaluated the outcomes during thoracic surgery procedures.
Io-CEUS significantly improved the detection rates of lung lesions compared to traditional Io-US.
Especially effective for identifying isoechoic lesions that were poorly defined by traditional methods.
Abstract
Io-CEUS was an additional tool for thoracic surgeons to detect lung lesions and could be useful especially in case of isoechoic lesion, that were poorly defined by traditional Io-US.