Abstract
Recent technological developments in ultrasound (US) imaging and ultrasound contrast
agents (UCAs) have improved diagnostic confidence in echography. In the clinical management
of melanoma, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging complements conventional
US imaging (i.e., high-resolution US and Doppler imaging) for clinical examination and therapeutic
follow-up. These developments have set into motion the combined use of ultrasound
and UCAs as a new modality for drug delivery. This modality, called sonoporation,
has emerged as a non-invasive, targeted and safe method for the delivery of therapeutic
drugs into melanoma. This review focuses on the results and prospects of using US
and UCAs as dual modalities for CEUS imaging and melanoma treatment.
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Publication history
Published online: August 29, 2022
Accepted:
June 24,
2022
Received in revised form:
June 21,
2022
Received:
May 3,
2022
Footnotes
Rose-Anne Thépault's present location is UMR 1307, CRCI2NA, Université de Nantes, INSERM, Nantes, France.
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