Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Sonography and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Diagnosis of Infected Nonunions

摘要

Bone regeneration depends on perfusion of the fracture tissue, whereby hypervascularity is associated with infection, which itself causes nonunions. To date, nonunion perfusion has not been assessed with contrast-enhanced sonography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of contrast-enhanced sonography in the analysis of nonunion tissue perfusion.