Quantitative Differences Between the First and Second Injection of Contrast Agent in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography of Feline Kidneys and Spleen

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• 作者：Emmelie Stock^&lowast ; ; ^{Emmelie.Stock@UGent.be} ; Katrien Vanderperren^&lowast ; ; Hendrik Haers^&lowast ; ; Luc Duchateau^&dagger ; ; Myriam Hesta^&Dagger ; ; Jimmy H. Saunders^&lowast ;
• 关键词：Contrast-enhanced ultrasound ; Microbubbles ; Multiple injections ; Kidney ; Spleen ; Cat
• 刊名：Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：43
• 期：2
• 页码：500-504
• 全文大小：494 K
• 卷排序：43

文摘

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a valuable and safe technique for the evaluation of organ perfusion. Repeated injections of ultrasound contrast agent are often administered during the same imaging session. However, it remains unclear if quantitative differences are present between the consecutive microbubble injections. Therefore, the first and second injection of contrast agent for the left renal cortex, renal medulla and the splenic parenchyma in healthy cats were compared. A lower peak intensity and area under the curve were observed for the first injection of contrast agent in the feline kidney, both for the renal cortex and medulla, and spleen. Moreover, for the renal cortex, the time-intensity curve was steeper after the second injection. Findings from the present study demonstrate that a second injection of contrast agent provides stronger enhancement. The exact mechanism behind our findings remains unclear; however, saturation of the lung macrophages is believed to play an important role.