A growing number of practitioners are now becoming involved in the developing field of interventional radiology. Of the various different imaging techniques used for guidance, ultrasound provides a high level of spatial resolution combined with so-called "real-time" images, providing maximum safety during procedures. The limitations of this imaging technique are well known and relate essentially to deep lesions which are difficult for ultrasound to reach, and poor patient echogenicity. Here, we present a clinical case to demonstrate these limitations and up-to-date solutions used to counteract them using ultrasound contrast agents but also, more importantly, image fusion techniques.

Authors:

• Dr Sébastien Novellas
• Dr Guillaume Baudin
• Dr Christine Tran
• Pr Patrick Chevallier
  
  Hôpital Archet 2,
  Nice, France