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Ultraschall Med 2022; 43(04): 406
DOI: 10.1055/a-1503-4869
Letter to the Editor

Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorization – Position Statement

Christoph F. Dietrich 
  Department Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Kliniken Hirslanden Beau Site, Salem und Permanence, Bern, Switzerland
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EFSUMB 2020 Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorization – Position StatementUltraschall Med 2021; 42(02): 154-166
DOI: 10.1055/a-1300-1727

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Reply to Letter. Proposal for a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Adapted Bosniak Cyst Categorization – Position StatementUltraschall Med 2022; 43(04): 407-407
DOI: 10.1055/a-1526-1981

Recently, the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) published a position paper to illustrate the potential advantages of ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the assessment of renal cystic lesions (RCL) [1]. This position paper provides guidance for the use of US and CEUS for the evaluation of renal cysts. The EFSUMB CEUS categorization is not intended to replace, but rather to complement the current Bosniak CT categorization, thereby improving its accuracy in the assessment of malignancy in each category.



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28 May 2021

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