B-Flow and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Features of Subcutaneous Masses and Nodular Lesions in Dogs

Andrea De Bonis; Francesco Simeoni; Andrea Paolini; Martina Rosto; Francesca Del Signore; Laura Bongiovanni; Amanda Bianchi; Roberto Tamburro; Massimo Vignoli

doi:10.3390/vetsci11100516

B-Flow and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Features of Subcutaneous Masses and Nodular Lesions in Dogs

Andrea De Bonis^*, Francesco Simeoni, Andrea Paolini, Martina Rosto, Francesca Del Signore, Laura Bongiovanni, Amanda Bianchi, Roberto Tamburro, Massimo Vignoli

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University of Teramo

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Subcutaneous lesions are common in dogs. This prospective study aims to compare various ultrasound techniques for investigating subcutaneous lesions and to assess their effectiveness in distinguishing between benign and malignant neoplasia. Dogs were included and ultrasound cine-loops were achieved in B-mode, Colour Doppler, Power Doppler, B-flow and CEUS. Vascularisation highlighted through B-flow and CEUS were classified into five patterns. The vascular patterns obtained with B-flow and CEUS were compared to the histological diagnosis of the subcutaneous lesions. A total of 24 dogs and 30 subcutaneous lesions were included and divided into three groups: non-neoplastic, benign tumours and malignant tumours. CEUS and B-flow were able to help in the differentiation of benign tumours from malignant tumours and achieved an excellent agreement. B-flow and CEUS displayed similar ability to evaluate different patterns and could be helpful in the evaluation of subcutaneous lesions.

Original language	English
Article number	516
Number of pages	12
Journal	Veterinary Sciences
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11100516
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2024

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B-flow 2
CEUS 3
subcutaneous 1

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