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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,

#724 Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS) Reliably Predicts Tumor Progression in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) exhibit a typical vascular pattern in the arterial phase on CEUS. The role of CEUS in the prognostic evaluation of pancreatic NET (pNET) has been poorly investigated.

Conference: 10th Annual ENETSConcerence (2013)

Presenting Author: Del Prete M

Authors: Del Prete M, Di Sarno A, Ramundo V, Marciello F, Marotta V,

Keywords: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, CEUS, contrast enhancement, prognosis,

#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,

#76 Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of the pancreatic and hepatic lesions

Introduction: Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is a new promising tool for the characterization of pancreatic lesions. This technique allows for highlighting the micro-vascularization of a lesion, especially with the use of second generation contrast media, characterized by harmonic responses at low acoustic pressures. Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PET)s were reported to have a peculiar behavior at CEUS, consisting of a higher enhancement compared to normal pancreas in the arterial phase and a rapid washout.

Conference: 7th Annual ENETSConcerence (2010)

Presenting Author: Milone F

Authors: Milone F, Di Sarno A, Faggiano A, Farella N, Ramundo V,

Keywords: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, differential diagnosis, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography,