ReviewPediatric radiology2023
Ultrasound for necrotizing enterocolitis: how can we optimize imaging and what are the most critical findings?
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- Comparison of imaging findings of surgical necrotizing enterocolitis between extremely preterm and preterm infants.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- The radiographic bubbly fecal pattern of intestinal pneumatosis in newborns revisited.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- The role of abdominal ultrasound in surgical decision making for necrotizing enterocolitis.Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine · 2026Review
- The latest research progress of ultrasound technology in the diagnosis of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: A review.Medicine · 2026Review
- Comparison of bedside abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal radiography in predicting surgical intervention in neonatal necrotising enterocolitis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- A standardized universal protocol for using adjunct abdominal ultrasound at the time of diagnosis for suspected necrotizing enterocolitis.Pediatric radiology · 2025Article
- Bedside ultrasound-guided contrast enema for preterm infants with suspected meconium plug syndrome: a 10-year single-center experience.European radiology · 2025Article
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- Ultrasound for the Early Detection and Diagnosis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Scoping Review of Emerging Evidence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Improving diagnostic interpretability of abdominal ultrasound for neonates with suspected intestinal injury.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- A study protocol for neonatal sepsis and gut microbiomics among preterm infants admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania.PloS one · 2025Article
- The role of an abbreviated ultrasound in the evaluation of necrotizing enterocolitis.Pediatric radiology · 2024Article
- Clinical Outcome of Ultrasound-Detected Perforated Necrotizing Enterocolitis without Radiographic Pneumoperitoneum in Very Preterm Infants.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common condition in the neonatal intensive care unit that continues to present challenges in terms of diagnosis and management. Traditionally NEC has been diagnosed and managed by clinical and radiographic findings, but US has shown promise in characterizing and prognosticating NEC. In this manuscript we review the abdominal US technique for NEC, the clinical significance of individual sonographic findings of NEC, and how US can be integrated in the clinical decision process for diagnosing and managing NEC. We also discuss the potential value-added role of a limited abdominal US protocol that focuses on the sonographic findings most indicative of a poor prognosis to include pneumoperitoneum, complex free fluid and focal fluid collections.
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