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ReviewEmergency radiology2026

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in urgent and emergent pediatric conditions: a comprehensive review.

Ju Hee Ahn, Preet K Sandhu, Natasha Honda, Amy Crumb, Reza J Daugherty

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Review in Emergency radiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ju Hee AhnDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, 22908, VA, USA. an890407@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9004-9768
Preet K SandhuDepartment of Radiology, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 848 Adams Avenue, Memphis, 38103, TN, USA.
Natasha HondaDepartment of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90027, CA, USA.
Amy CrumbDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, 22908, VA, USA.
Reza J DaughertyDepartment of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, 22908, VA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately 30 million children visit emergency departments in the United States annually presenting with a wide spectrum of urgent and emergent traumatic and non-traumatic conditions. Prompt and accurate imaging evaluation is critical for diagnosis, risk stratification, and appropriate management. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) lacks ionizing radiation and has therefore emerged as a reliable and accurate imaging modality for assessing many pediatric conditions. Building on conventional ultrasound (US), CEUS uses ultrasound contrast agents (UCA) to enhance visualization of parenchymal perfusion and microvascularity and demonstrates diagnostic sensitivity comparable to that of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) for several clinical scenarios. This paper reviews the expanding utilization of CEUS in urgent and emergent pediatric care, with particular emphasis on blunt abdominal trauma, and describes the characteristic imaging features of both traumatic and non-traumatic pathologies. Additionally, the basic principles, techniques, and limitations of CEUS are briefly addressed.

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Abdominal InjuriesContrast MediaEmergency Service, HospitalWounds, NonpenetratingChildEmergenciesHumansUltrasonographyContrast MediaBlunt abdominal traumaContrast-enhanced ultrasoundEmergency medicinePediatricUltrasound

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PMID41563558
PMCPMC13079497

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