Clinical Study

Intraoperative Cerebral Glioma Characterization with Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound

Table 1

Summarizing CEUS features of different grades of human cerebral gliomas.

Brain LesionNumber of pts.EchogenicityAppearanceCystic areas and/or necrosisArterial phaseCEUS peakVenous phaseCE

Low-grade glioma22Iso/hyperechoicDiffuse; homogeneousSmall/microcysts15′′20′′30′′Mild
Anaplastic glioma11Iso/hyperechoicDiffuse; homogeneousSmall/microcysts10′′15′′20–25′′Mild/high
Glioblastoma36HyperechoicDiffuse/circumscribed; heterogeneousLarge necrotic areas2-3′′5′′10′′High