This book provides an up-to-date overview on the clinical value of contrast agents in ultrasound. The volume moves from a background section on technique and methodology to the main sections on the clinical application of contrast ultrasound in the liver and in vascular diseases. A final section discusses results and prospects of contrast ultrasound modality in the other fields.

Technique and Methodology of Contrast Ultrasound.- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Basic Physics and Technology Overview.- Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Diseases.- Characterisation of Benign Focal Liver Lesions with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS).- Characterisation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis.- Detection and Characterisation of Liver Metastases.- Guidance of Percutaneous Tumor Ablation Procedures.- Follow-up of Oncology Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.- Quantification of Microbubble Enhancement in Liver Imaging.- Intra-Operative Contrast Ultrasound in Liver Surgery.- European Guidelines in Liver Contrast Ultrasound.- Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound In Vascular Diseases.- Transcranial Doppler.- Contrast Ultrasound in Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Management.- Abdominal Vessels.- New Prospects in Clinical Application of Contrast Ultrasound.- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Focal Renal Lesions.- Renal Transplant Follow-up.- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Low-Energy Blunt Abdominal Trauma.- Prostate Carcinoma.- Recent Advances in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Woman Pelvis Lesions.- Role of Contrast Ultrasound in Breast Lesions and Sentinel Lymph Nodes.- Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Rheumatoid Arthritis.