Contrast Month 2025
In partnership with the Australasian Sonographer Association (ASA), the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), and the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS). We invite you to dive into this collection of resources for contrast imaging in ultrasound from Sonography Canada and our international affiliates.
- Sonography Canada
- Australasian Sonographers Association
- British Medical Ultrasound Society
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Articles
- The Invaluable Role of CEUS in HCC Imaging: Diagnosis, Management Planning, Guidance of Ablative Therapy, and Secondary Surveillance: Shayan Hemmati, MD, Christine Merrill, Bsc, CRGS, RDMS, David P. Burrowes, MD, FRCPC, Deepak Bhayana, MD, FRCPC, Stephanie R. Wilson, MD, FRCPC
- Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluation of the bowel: Alexandra Medellin, Christina Merrill, Stephanie R. Wilson
Algorithm
- Focal Liver Lesions: Algorithm for analysis of enhancement characteristics of focal liver lesions for characterization with CEUS – David Burrowes, MD
Presentations
- Integration of Contrast-enhanced US into a Multimodality Approach to Imaging of Nodules in a Cirrhotic Liver: How I Do It: Patricia C. Jo, Hyun-Jung Jang, Peter N. Burns, Kelly W. Burak, Tae Kyoung Kim, Stephanie R. Wilson (article with embedded presentation)
- CEUS and LI-RADS: David Burrowes, MD (SRU 2021)
- CEUS: Why Aren’t We Doing It?: Kelsey Brisebois, CRGS, CRCS – SonoCon 2024
Acknowledging the work of the University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the lab and leadership of Dr. Stephanie Wilson
Webinars
Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
Podcasts
Contrast ultrasound and elastography
Journal Articles
Sonography Journal – Retroperitoneal Ewing’s sarcoma in a woman with advanced breast cancer delineated by contrast-enhanced ultrasound: A case study
Sonography Journal – Barriers to contrast-enhanced ultrasound in New Zealand and proposed solutions.
Sonography Journal – The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the characterization of focal liver lesions.
Sonography Canada members can complete the associated quiz for CPD credit by clicking here.
Journal Articles
- Malignant focal liver lesions at contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and magnetic resonance with hepatospecific contrast agent
By: M D’Onofrio, S Crosara, R De Robertis, S Canestrini, V Cantisani, G Morana, R Pozzi Mucelli - Contrast sonovenography – Is this the answer to complex deep vein thrombosis imaging?
By: AGW Smith, P Parker, O Byass, K Chiu - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen
By: Asha Omar & Simon Freeman - Prospective comparison of use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography in the Bosniak classification of complex renal cysts
By: Matthew Ragel, Anbu Nedumaran, & Jolanta Makowska-Webb - Benign liver lesions: grey-scale and contrast-enhanced ultrasound appearances
By: A E Obaro, & S M Ryan - The clinical use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the kidney
By: Sean C Tenant & Catherine M Gutteridge - The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging in the follow-up of patients post-endovascular aneurysm repair
By: Nadia Jawad, Pamela Parker, Raghuram Lakshminarayan - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for multiple liver lesions after bone marrow transplant in a child with leukaemia: Multifocal focal nodular hyperplasia
By: MV Verhagen, O Ciocarlie, P Humphries, & T Watson - A case of adult intussusception with greyscale, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and computerised tomography correlation
By: Vasileios Rafailidis, Claudette Phillips, Gibran Yusuf, & Paul Sidhu - Management of incidental renal masses: Time to consider contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
By: Francesca Di Vece, Paola Tombesi, Francesca Ermili, & Sergio Sartori - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of parotid gland lesions: an update of the literature
By: E David, V Cantisani, et al. - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Extended role outside ‘regulations’
By: Paul S Sidhu - Splenogonadal fusion: A rare paratesticular lesion and how to recognise it on ultrasound
By: Matthew John Seager, Sarah Alexander, Asif Muneer, & Miles Walkden
BMUS poster presentations
- Ectopic splenic tissue, the value of contrast enhanced ultrasound
- Gangrenous cholecystitis: Does Contras Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) improve diagnostic accuracy? A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Retrospective analysis to assess the diagnostic value and accuracy for characterisation of focal lesions with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
- Slowly but Surely – Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) for indeterminate renal lesions
- Sonographer Lead Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Service
Other
EFSUMB CEUS guidelines
- Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations
for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver - Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: Technical Top Tips | BMUS
Guidance for the use of Sonovue
BMUS webinar
Journal Articles
- Ultrasound-Enhancing Agent and IV Administration in Cardiac Sonography: How Sonographers Play a Key Role in Positively Affecting Key Performance Indicators
- An Asymptomatic, Iatrogenic Hemobilia Detected by Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound of the Gallbladder
- Unusual Progressive Hepatic Echogenicity of the Pediatric Liver Following Intravenous Sonographic Contrast Administration
Webinars
