EFSUMB Guidelines on Multiparametric Ultrasound of the Scrotum

Michele Bertolotto; Simon Freemand; Dean Huang; Paul S Sidhu; Irene Campo; Dirk-Andre Clevert; Vikram Dogra; Francesco M Drudi; Thomas Fischer; Andrea M Isidori; Christian Jenssen; Markus H Lerchbaumer; Guntram Lock; Francesco Lotti; Malene Roland Pedersen; Carlotta Pozza; Subramaniyan Ramanathan; Jonathan Richenberg; Valeria Scotti; Paul Spiesecke; Christoph F Dietrich; Vito Cantisani

doi:10.1055/a-2785-3267

EFSUMB Guidelines on Multiparametric Ultrasound of the Scrotum

Michele Bertolotto
, Simon Freemand
, Dean Huang
, Paul S Sidhu
, Irene Campo
, Dirk-Andre Clevert
, Vikram Dogra
, Francesco M Drudi
, Thomas Fischer
, Andrea M Isidori
, Christian Jenssen
, Markus H Lerchbaumer
, Guntram Lock
, Francesco Lotti
, Malene Roland Pedersen
, Carlotta Pozza
, Subramaniyan Ramanathan
, Jonathan Richenberg
, Valeria Scotti
, Paul Spiesecke

Christoph F Dietrich, Vito Cantisani

University of Trieste
Derriford Hospital
King‘s College Hospital
University of Munich-Grosshadern Campus, Munich
University of Rochester
Sapienza University of Rome
University Berlin, Charite Berlin
Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland
Charite University Hospital Berlin
Albertinen Krankenhaus
University of Florence
Vejle Sygehus
Weill Cornell Medicine Qutar
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
ChariteCentrum 6 Diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Berlin
CEE, Center of Education and Excellence, Thun, Switzerland

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Abstract

Abstract:
Multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS) integrates B-mode, Doppler techniques and microvascular imaging, contrast-enhanced
ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography, enhancing diagnostic precision across a wide spectrum of scrotal diseases. Developed
under the auspices of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), these guidelines
provide evidence-based recommendations for the clinical use of MPUS in scrotal imaging. Based on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine framework, this document outlines the diagnostic value of MPUS in acute scrotal pain, trauma, infertility, focal and extratesticular lesions, cryptorchidism, and testicular incidentalomas. The recommendations highlight CEUS as the
reference method for vascular assessment and elastography as a complementary tool for tissue characterization. These guidelines aim to standardize MPUS practice and promote its integration into routine scrotal imaging

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound
Vol/bind	47
Udgave nummer	03
Sider (fra-til)	253-262
Antal sider	10
ISSN	0172-4614
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2785-3267
Status	Udgivet - 2026
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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Kliniske undersøgelsesmetoder, laboratorieteknologi og radiografi
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Bertolotto, M., Freemand, S., Huang, D., Sidhu, P. S., Campo, I., Clevert, D.-A., Dogra, V., Drudi, F. M., Fischer, T., Isidori, A. M., Jenssen, C., Lerchbaumer, M. H., Lock, G., Lotti, F., Pedersen, M. R., Pozza, C., Ramanathan, S., Richenberg, J., Scotti, V., ... Cantisani, V. (2026). EFSUMB Guidelines on Multiparametric Ultrasound of the Scrotum. Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, 47(03), 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2785-3267

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