Contrast enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation and percutaneous treatment of hepatic and renal tumors

• Image-guided percutaneous ablation techniques are increasingly being used for the treatment of malignant tumors of the liver and kidney when surgery is not indicated.
• Percutaneous ablation relies on imaging at every step of the process in order to detect, guide, and confirm complete tumor coagulation.
• CEUS is a real-time dynamic imaging technique that plays an important role in the management of patients treated with ablation for malignant tumors.
• This review focuses on the role of CEUS in the evaluation of patients undergoing percutaneous treatments for hepatic and renal tumors.

Image-guided percutaneous ablation techniques are increasingly being used for the treatment of malignant tumors of the liver and kidney. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a real-time dynamic imaging technique that plays an important role in the pre-, intra-, and post-procedural management of these patients. This review will focus on the role of CEUS in the evaluation of patients undergoing treatment with percutaneous ablation for hepatic or renal tumors.