Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a valuable, noninvasive imaging tool for evaluating abdominal pathology, yet it remains underutilized in the United States. This enduring webinar will review the clinical utility of CEUS for the liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal tract, with emphasis on enhancement patterns and wash-in/washout kinetics that support lesion characterization. Faculty will also discuss the advantages of CEUS compared with contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, including lack of ionizing radiation, bedside portability, lower cost, and use in select patient populations where CT or MRI contrast may be limited.

After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Summarize indications, recommendations, and clinical trials demonstrating the clinical utility of CEUS of the
  abdomen, including the liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, gallbladder and biliary tree, and gastrointestinal tract
• Explain the fundamental physics of CEUS of the abdomen
• Interpret the safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics of CEUS of the abdomen

The content for this webinar is intended for radiologists and other physicians, sonographers, imaging nurses, administrators, researchers, and others.

This SDMS CME activity has been planned and submitted for approval of 1.00 hour of SDMS CME Credit Category AB by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS).

Release Date: 07/15/2026 | Expiration Date 07/15/2027

Participants may claim only one type of credit for this educational activity.

Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planners are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by NWIF to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.

Richard G. Barr MD, PhD, FACR, FSRU, FAIUM

Professor of Radiology
Northeastern Ohio Medical University
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ultrasound Medicine
Rootstown, OH