Table 2.
Author | Type of complication | CEUS appearance |
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Nolsøe et al. (2018) [6], Sparchez et al. (2021) [52] | Active bleeding along the needle track | Linear extravasation of microbubbles in the vascular phase into the peritoneal cavities |
Nolsøe et al. (2018) [6], Francica et al. (2021) [53] | Hemoperitoneum | Jet-like extravasation of the contrast agents from variable pathological entities into the perihepatic peritoneal space |
Nolsøe et al. (2018) [6], Francica et al. (2021) [53] | Subcapsular hematomas | Unenhanced intraparenchymal areas with convex margins |
Francica et al. (2021) [53] | Haemobilia | Contrast agent bubbles filling the gallbladder lumen at the end of thermal ablation in case of still active or echogenic unenhanced material in the gallbladder lumen in case haemobilia stopped spontaneously |
Francica et al. (2021) [53] | Hemothorax | Extravasation of the contrast agents inside the pleural cavity |
CEUS, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.