Fig. 8From: A pictorial review of the utility of CEUS in thoracic biopsiesPatient with Pancoast adenocarcinoma of the lung. Coronal (a) and axial (b) views show soft tissue density (thick arrows) encasing the left carotid artery and subclavian artery (thin arrows). c The tumour is seen as a hypoechoic area, ill-defined on B mode ultrasound with the subclavian artery visible on the periphery (thin arrow). d Simultaneous CEUS clearly defines the hypoenhancing lesion and the previously unseen carotid artery and subclavian artery (thin arrows). e, f Simultaneous B mode ultrasound and CEUS with the biopsy needle (thin arrows) within the hypoenhancing lesion avoiding the critical arterial structures (arrow)Back to article page