CEUS for Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children

Summary

Children with blunt abdominal trauma often get a CT as the first line imaging to evaluate for intra-abdominal organ injury. CT scans have some downsides with regard to radiation exposure, costs, and need for transport. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography has recently shown some promise as a way to detect intra-abdominal organ injury and may be able to replace the need for conventional CT scanning, without the need for ionizing radiation and the ability to be performed at the bedside.

Timeline

Start

2018-06-01

Primary completion

2026-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Publications

• Background Armstrong LB, Mooney DP, Paltiel H, Barnewolt C, Dionigi B, Arbuthnot M, Onwubiko C, Connolly SA, Jarrett DY, Zalieckas JM. Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of blunt pediatric abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar;53(3):548-552. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.042. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
• Background Miele V, Piccolo CL, Galluzzo M, Ianniello S, Sessa B, Trinci M. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in blunt abdominal trauma. Br J Radiol. 2016;89(1061):20150823. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150823. Epub 2016 Jan 8.
• Background Menichini G, Sessa B, Trinci M, Galluzzo M, Miele V. Accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the identification and characterization of traumatic solid organ lesions in children: a retrospective comparison with baseline US and CE-MDCT. Radiol Med. 2015 Nov;120(11):989-1001. doi: 10.1007/s11547-015-0535-z. Epub 2015 Mar 31.
• Background Cagini L, Gravante S, Malaspina CM, Cesarano E, Giganti M, Rebonato A, Fonio P, Scialpi M. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in blunt abdominal trauma. Crit Ultrasound J. 2013 Jul 15;5 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S9. doi: 10.1186/2036-7902-5-S1-S9. Epub 2013 Jul 15.
• Background Cokkinos D, Antypa E, Stefanidis K, Tserotas P, Kostaras V, Parlamenti A, Tavernaraki K, Piperopoulos PN. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for imaging blunt abdominal trauma - indications, description of the technique and imaging review. Ultraschall Med. 2012 Feb;33(1):60-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1273442. Epub 2012 Jan 24.
• Background Afaq A, Harvey C, Aldin Z, Leen E, Cosgrove D. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in abdominal trauma. Eur J Emerg Med. 2012 Jun;19(3):140-5. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328348c980.
• Background Valentino M, De Luca C, Galloni SS, Branchini M, Modolon C, Pavlica P, Barozzi L. Contrast-enhanced US evaluation in patients with blunt abdominal trauma(). J Ultrasound. 2010 Mar;13(1):22-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jus.2010.06.002. Epub 2010 Jul 8.
• Background Valentino M, Ansaloni L, Catena F, Pavlica P, Pinna AD, Barozzi L. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in blunt abdominal trauma: considerations after 5 years of experience. Radiol Med. 2009 Oct;114(7):1080-93. doi: 10.1007/s11547-009-0444-0. Epub 2009 Sep 22.
• Background Sivit CJ. Imaging children with abdominal trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 May;192(5):1179-89. doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.2163.
• Background Catalano O, Aiani L, Barozzi L, Bokor D, De Marchi A, Faletti C, Maggioni F, Montanari N, Orlandi PE, Siani A, Sidhu PS, Thompson PK, Valentino M, Ziosi A, Martegani A. CEUS in abdominal trauma: multi-center study. Abdom Imaging. 2009 Mar-Apr;34(2):225-34. doi: 10.1007/s00261-008-9452-0.
• Background Clevert DA, Weckbach S, Minaifar N, Clevert DA, Stickel M, Reiser M. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound versus MS-CT in blunt abdominal trauma. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2008;39(1-4):155-69.
• Background Valentino M, Serra C, Pavlica P, Labate AM, Lima M, Baroncini S, Barozzi L. Blunt abdominal trauma: diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced US in children--initial experience. Radiology. 2008 Mar;246(3):903-9. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2463070652. Epub 2008 Jan 14.
• Background Bixby SD, Callahan MJ, Taylor GA. Imaging in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma. Semin Roentgenol. 2008 Jan;43(1):72-82. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2007.08.009. No abstract available.
• Background Ntoulia A, Anupindi SA, Darge K, Back SJ. Applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the pediatric abdomen. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Apr;43(4):948-959. doi: 10.1007/s00261-017-1315-0.
• Background Darge K, Papadopoulou F, Ntoulia A, Bulas DI, Coley BD, Fordham LA, Paltiel HJ, McCarville B, Volberg FM, Cosgrove DO, Goldberg BB, Wilson SR, Feinstein SB. Safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children for non-cardiac applications: a review by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS). Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Sep;43(9):1063-73. doi: 10.1007/s00247-013-2746-6. Epub 2013 Jul 11.
• Background Parker JM, Weller MW, Feinstein LM, Adams RJ, Main ML, Grayburn PA, Cosgrove DO, Goldberg BA, Darge K, Nihoyannopoulos P, Wilson S, Monaghan M, Piscaglia F, Fowlkes B, Mathias W, Moriyasu F, Chammas MC, Greenbaum L, Feinstein SB. Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with known or suspected cardiac shunts. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 1;112(7):1039-45. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.042. Epub 2013 Jun 28.

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