ReviewJournal of ultrasound2019
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma.
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- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in urgent and emergent pediatric conditions: a comprehensive review.Emergency radiology · 2026Review
- Diagnostic insights into splenic pathologies: the role of multiparametric ultrasound.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Review
- The Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma-A Comprehensive Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Structured reporting of computed tomography in the polytrauma patient assessment: a Delphi consensus proposal.La Radiologia medica · 2023Article
- Contrast-enhanced and conventional ultrasound images of renal wounds after partial nephrectomy.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Radiation Dose Reduction Opportunities in Vascular Imaging.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Review
- Pediatric trauma and the role of the interventional radiologist.Emergency radiology · 2022Review
- Identification of secondary splenic lymphoma with contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the pediatric population. A case report.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- The Technique and Advantages of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Traumatic Abdomen Solid Organ Injuries.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Influence of Percutaneous Drainage Surgery and the Interval to Perform Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Acute Cholecystitis through Genetic Algorithm-Based Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of pubic symphysis ultrasound in the detection of unstable pelvis in polytrauma patients during e-FAST: the value of FAST-PLUS protocol. A preliminary experience.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Article
- Can contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) be useful in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion in pediatric females? A preliminary monocentric experience.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Article
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of blunt abdominal trauma in children.Pediatric radiology · 2021Review
- The role of interventional radiology in hepatic and renal hemorrhage embolization: single center experience and literature review.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Review
- Clinical Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Atypical Wilms Tumor.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- A rare case of non-traumatic intrasplenic pseudoaneurysms in a patient with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Review
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Emergencies.Ultrasound international open · 2020Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of pneumo-CT-cystography in the detection of bladder rupture in patients with blunt pelvic trauma.La Radiologia medica · 2020Article
- Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and comparison with color Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance in a case of scrotal trauma.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Article
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the follow-up of pediatric abdominal injuries: value and timing.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Article
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Abstract
Baseline ultrasound is the first-choice technique in traumatic hemodynamically stable children, and is essential in the early assessment of unstable patients to detect hemoperitoneum or other potentially fatal conditions. Despite the technological advancements in new ultrasound equipment and the experience of the operators, it is not always possible to rule out the presence of parenchymal traumatic lesions by means of baseline ultrasound nor to suspect them, especially in the absence of hemoperitoneum. For this reason, in the last decades, basic ultrasound has been associated with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to evaluate the stable little patient in cases such as low-energy blunt abdominal trauma. Because it relies on second-generation contrast agents, the CEUS technique allows for better detection of parenchymal injuries. CEUS has been demonstrated to be almost as sensitive as contrast-enhanced CT in the detection of traumatic injuries in patients affected by low-energy isolated abdominal trauma, with levels of sensitivity and specificity up to 95%. A very important point in favor of CEUS is its capacity to help distinguish the healthy patient, who can be discharged, from the one needing prolonged monitoring, operative management or hospitalization. Finally, we also have the ability to follow-up on low-grade traumatic lesions using CEUS, always keeping in mind patients' clinical conditions and their hemodynamics.
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