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ArticleIEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium : [proceedings]. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium2023

A novel quantitative approach to evaluate femoral head perfusion by contrast-enhanced ultrasound: A pilot study in infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Laith R Sultan, Andressa G F Alves, Trudy A Morgan, Anush Sridharan, Morgan Batley, Kassa Darge, Wudbhav N Sankar, Susan J Back

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Laith R SultanChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.
Andressa G F AlvesChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.
Trudy A MorganChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.
Anush SridharanChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.
Morgan BatleyChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Kassa DargeChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.
Wudbhav N SankarChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Susan J BackChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology.

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Antivascular ultrasound therapy of primary liver neoplasiaR01CA204446 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SEHGAL, CHANDRA M · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Blood Flow in Small Animals by UltrasoundR01EB001713 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SEHGAL, CHANDRA M · 2003 to 2006
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204446NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB001713
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Abstract

Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a major morbidity that can occur after surgical reduction of a hip with developmental dysplasia. Early detection of changes in femoral head perfusion during surgery may help detect a hip at risk for AVN and guide intraoperative management. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be employed for visualization of femoral head perfusion. In this study we evaluate a quantitative CEUS technique to assess femoral head perfusion pre- and post-surgical reduction. CEUS images were obtained following a bolus injection of an ultrasound contrast agent, prior to and again following surgical reduction and casting. An image processing technique called delta projection was used to quantify hip perfusion, measuring peak enhancement (PE) and perfusion index (PI). We analyzed CEUS images of the hips of eight patients, including seven females, whose ages ranged from 4 months to 1 year. In five hips, perfusion increased following surgery, with a mean pre-surgery PE of 6.7 ±2.5(± SE) and PI of 10.5 ±6.3; and a post-reduction PE of 13.1±6.1 (p=0.07) and PI of 14.2 ±6.2 (p=0.008). The change in contrast visualization was observed to be greater within the central aspect of the cartilaginous femoral epiphysis. The proposed technique can quantify pre- and post-surgical perfusion changes on CEUS images in patients with developmental dysplasia. This quantitative technique may provide a more objective and accurate assessment of changes in femoral head perfusion that may have the potential to be indicative of the risk of developing AVN.

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Developmental dysplasia of hipinfantsintraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasoundquantitative perfusion analysis

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PMID38264340
PMCPMC10805098

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