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#725 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS) Predicts the Effectiveness of Anti-Angiogenic Therapies in Patients with Liver Metastases from Neuroendocrine Tumors

Introduction: Liver metastases (LM) from neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) exhibit a typical hypervascular pattern in the arterial phase on CEUS, allowing for a differential diagnosis between NET and non-NET LM. Medical therapy includes agents acting on angiogenesis and vascularization which may result in a change in CEUS findings.

Conference: 10th Annual ENETSConcerence (2013)

Presenting Author: Di Sarno A

Authors: Di Sarno A, Del Prete M, Marotta V, De Stefano G, Marciello F,

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumor, liver metastases, CEUS, contrast enhancement, predictive factor of response,

#541 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) is a Helpful Tool to Predict the Effectiveness of Somatostatin Analogues in Patients with Liver Metastases From Neuroendocrine Tumors

Introduction: Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) allows characterization of the micro-vascularization of tumor lesions. Liver metastases (LM) from neuroendocrine tumors (NET) show a typical pattern on CEUS, consistent with a rapid, intense and homogeneous enhancement (hypervascular pattern) in the arterial phase.

Conference: 9th Annual ENETSConcerence (2012)

Presenting Author:

Authors: Ramundo V, Faggiano A, De Stefano G, Marciello F, Marotta V,

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumor, liver metastases, CEUS, prognostic factors, tumor detection,