Ultrasonography: an aid in the diagnosis of masses in pediatric patients.
Ultrasound was used to evaluate 100 pediatric patients suspected of having a mass. This technique was found to be useful in several ways: (1) differentiation of cystic, solid, and complex masses, which is not usually possible with routine roentgenographic evaluation; (2) delineation of free fluid collections from those that are loculated or contained within masses; (3) measurement of the size of both normal and abnormal structures; and (4) confirmation of the abnormal position or absence of organs. Ultrasound was used as a supplement to routine clinical and radiologic studies.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography