title: Sonographic examination of the eyeball using whole body use equipment in children: potential and clinical significance.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of eyeball examination using whole body USG equipment for patients up to 18 years of age. The sonographic findings were compared with ophthalmoscopic results and clinical progress; follow-up sonographic examinations were carried out in many cases. Serious clinical states were operated and it was then possible to compare sonographic findings with surgical reports. Results obtained by other imaging methods, i.e. CT and/or MR examination, if these were carried out, were also used for comparison and for determination of the diagnostic yield of the sonographic examination of the eyeball. Using whole body USG equipment the most frequent pathological lesions of the posterior segment of the eyeball were unambiguously visualised. The results were statistically analysed. The results justify the thesis that the sonographic examination of the eyeball is the most useful, and most frequently, also the definitive imaging method for infant patients and its contribution, for example to differential-diagnostic judgments regarding vague findings on papilla, has a far-reaching consequence. Last but not least, it is necessary to mention the cost-effectiveness of USG examination in comparison with both CT and MR examination.
authors.affiliation: Radiodiagnostic Institute, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of Ostrava, 703 86 Ostrava-Zábreh, Czech Republic. jana.chmelova@fnspo.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chmelová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005123:Eye / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation