Frontiers in imaging-acquisition technologies: Ultrasound

Abstract

Ultrasound (US) is the most commonly used imaging tool in clinical practice. The innovation including contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography has transformed US into a multiparametric imaging tool which allows the evaluation of different characteristics of the pathological conditions in the same session. Urology is among the cardinal fields of medicine where US has been used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. 3D imaging, as a valuable complement to 2D US is a widely available feature in many of the currently available US machines. The development of novel technologies such as US-enhanced CL, endoluminal US, micro-ultrasound, PAI and SR-UMI might potentially revolutionize modern medical diagnostics by enlarging the field of its clinical applications including urology. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights reseverd.