Voiding urosonography with US contrast agents for the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux in children: II. Comparison with radiological examinations

K Darge - Pediatric radiology, 2008 - Springer
Studies comparing voiding urosonography (VUS) with voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)
and direct radionuclide cystography (DRNC) were analyzed and detailed tables …

Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)-update 2008

M Claudon, D Cosgrove, T Albrecht… - Ultraschall in der …, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
The development of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which perform as blood pool
tracers, have overcome the limitations of conventional B-Mode and colour or power Doppler …

Ultrasound microbubble contrast and current clinical applications

S Dindyal, C Kyriakides - Recent Patents on Cardiovascular …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Ultrasound imaging is widely used worldwide principally because it is cheap, easily
available and contains no exposure to ionizing radiation. The advent of microbubble …

Application of a second-generation US contrast agent in infants and children—a European questionnaire-based survey

M Riccabona - Pediatric radiology, 2012 - Springer
Background No US contrast agent (US-CA) is currently licensed for use in children.
Objective To survey the off-label use in children of a second-generation US-CA. Materials …

Vesicoureteral reflux: can the urethra be adequately assessed by using contrast-enhanced voiding US of the bladder?

T Berrocal, F Gayá, A Arjonilla - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate contrast material–enhanced voiding ultrasonography
(US) for assessment of the urethra by using voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) as the …

Diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux with low-dose contrast-enhanced harmonic ultrasound imaging

K Darge, RT Moeller, A Trusen, F Butter, N Gordjani… - Pediatric …, 2005 - Springer
Background: Harmonic US imaging has been shown to be better than conventional US for
the detection and visualisation of microbubbles in contrast-enhanced voiding …

Which cystography in the diagnosis and grading of vesicoureteral reflux?

A Piscitelli, R Galiano, F Serrao, D Concolino… - Pediatric …, 2008 - Springer
The gold standard procedure for the evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the
radiographic voiding cystourethrography (VCUG); direct radionuclide voiding cystography …

Voiding urosonography as first step in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children: a clinical experience

M Giordano, R Marzolla, F Puteo, L Scianaro… - Pediatric …, 2007 - Springer
Background Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (VUS) is becoming more widely
used for the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), but until now its use has only been …

[PDF][PDF] Paediatric vesicoureteric reflux imaging: where are we? Novel ultrasound-based voiding urosonography

KS Tse, LS Wong, MASHY Lau… - Hong Kong …, 2014 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Vesicoureteric reflux is an important association of paediatric urinary tract infection.
Fluoroscopic micturating cystourethrography and radionuclide cystography have been …

Role of low-mechanical index CEUS in the differentiation between low and high grade bladder carcinoma: a pilot study

FM Drudi, V Cantisani, M Liberatore… - Ultraschall in der …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Ziel: Einschätzung der Wertigkeit von kontrastverstärktem Ultraschall (CEUS) mit niedrigem
mechanischem Index (MI) zur Differenzierung einer Serie histologisch gesicherter …