Coordinated ultrasound screening of infants: Hungary experience.
OBJECTIVE
In 1990, three hospitals (the Madarász Street Children's Hospital in Budapest and the general hospitals in Cegléd and Zalaegerszeg) organised a coordinated ultrasound (US) screening programme. The screening was aimed at detecting a predefined series of developmental and acquired disorders.


METHODS
In 9 years, a total of 46,858 infants were screened by the three hospitals: 20,185 in Budapest, 13,258 in Cegléd and 12,415 in Zalaegerszeg.


RESULTS
Disorders were detected in 4068 cases. Most (2885) involved abdominal or renal disorders; intracranial anomalies were found in 1062, and the remaining discoveries were of cysts or tumours in the liver, spleen or ovaries.


CONCLUSIONS
Many disorders were detected (8.7%) needing either follow-up, or some form of treatment.
Harmat
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Madarász Street Children's Hospital, Madarász St. 22-24, H-1131 Budapest, Hungary.
Jójárt
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Rubecz
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D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D014463:Ultrasonography