Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	7935
Country	France

Received	2013-12-08 10:57
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-08 16:27
To Make the First Decision	2014-03-28 18:34
Return for Revision	2014-03-29 12:00
Revised	2014-04-23 04:15
Second Decision	2014-05-19 11:05
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-19 11:14
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound imaging: Basic principles, present situation and future perspectives
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	María-Victoria Alvarez-Sánchez and Bertrand Napoléon
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Bertrand Napoléon, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, 55 Jean Mermoz Avenue, Lyon 69008, France. dr.napoleon@wanadoo.fr
Key Words	Microbubbles; Contrast agents; Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound; Pancreatic tumour; Gastrointestinal submucosal tumour
Core Tip	The recent development of stabilised contrast agents and enhancements to the endoscopic ultrasound equipment have opened an avenue for the real-time imaging of parenchymal microvascularisation without Doppler-related artefacts. Preliminary experience suggests that contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) is superior to other imaging techniques, such as EUS or computed tomography, in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses and other gastrointestinal diseases. In this paper, we describe the basic principles and technical aspects of performing this new technique and analyse the clinical value of CH-EUS and its potential applications in the near future.
Publish Date	2014-11-17 15:12
Citation	Alvarez-Sánchez MV, Napoléon B. Contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound imaging: Basic principles, present situation and future perspectives. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(42): 15549-15563
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i42/15549.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15549

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