Lemessa Natae Fekadu, Sultan Laith R, Martinez-Correa Santiago, Davis Laura May, Hwang Misun
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Jul 1;15(13):1680. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15131680.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography are two ultrasound technologies that are becoming increasingly popular in the evaluation of different abdominal pathologies in children. The use of these technologies has expanded the diagnostic scope of ultrasound into areas that were traditionally covered by advanced imaging modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and fluoroscopy. In this review, we summarize the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography in the evaluation of hepatic, renal, pancreatic, splenic, urinary tract, and scrotal pathologies in children. We describe the technical aspects, applications, and limitations, intending to make readers more acquainted with the technologies.
超声造影和弹性成像技术是两种在儿童腹部不同病变评估中越来越受欢迎的超声技术。这些技术的应用已将超声的诊断范围扩展到传统上由计算机断层扫描、磁共振成像和荧光透视等先进成像方式覆盖的领域。在本综述中，我们总结了超声造影和弹性成像技术在儿童肝脏、肾脏、胰腺、脾脏、泌尿系统和阴囊病变评估中的应用。我们描述了其技术方面、应用和局限性，旨在使读者更熟悉这些技术。
