Background Ultrasonography (performed by means of a four‐quadrant, focused assessment
of sonography for trauma (FAST)) is regarded as a key instrument for the initial assessment …

Abstract Background In 2017, the World Society of Emergency Surgery published its
guidelines for the management of adult and pediatric patients with splenic trauma. Several …

Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood, and blunt trauma
accounts for 80–90% of abdominal injuries. The mechanism of trauma is quite similar to that …

Baseline ultrasound is essential in the early assessment of patients with a huge
haemoperitoneum undergoing an immediate abdominal surgery; nevertheless, even with a …

Abstract Currently, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance
imaging (MRI) represent the mainstay in the evaluation of pancreatic solid and cystic tumors …

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, and rapid identification of
organ injury is essential for successful treatment. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is …

Baseline ultrasound is the first-choice technique in traumatic hemodynamically stable
children, and is essential in the early assessment of unstable patients to detect …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an extension and an enhanced form of ultrasound
that allows real-time evaluation of the various structures in different vascular phases. The …

Ultrasound plays a pivotal role in the evaluation of acute trauma patients through the use of
multi-site scanning encompassing abdominal, cardiothoracic, vascular and skeletal scans …

We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in
evaluating blunt abdominal trauma for patients presenting to the emergency department …