EVAR: Benefits of CEUS for monitoring stent-graft status

Highlights • In the last two decades several studies have shown the role of contrast enhanced ultrasound [CEUS] in post-EVAR surveillance, with very good diagnostic performance, absence of renal impairment, and no radiation, accompanied by low costs, in comparison with CTA. • In numerous prospective studies and meta-analyses the detection and characterization of endoleaks with CEUS is comparable to that of CTA imaging. • Nowadays in the EVAR surveillance novel strategies which involve CEUS with a central role, are suggested by several authors and applied in many institutions. • CEUS technique, findings, diagnostic accuracy, and its role in the follow up program are discussed in this review article.