title: Imaging of paediatric splenic injury with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.
abstract: We report two children who sustained traumatic parenchymal splenic injury and were monitored with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). In both cases, unenhanced US failed to diagnose splenic haematoma, but the injury was well demonstrated after injection of contrast agent. In one case agreement with CT was excellent; in the other, CT was not performed due to the comprehensive information provided by CEUS.
authors.affiliation: Clinic and Polyclinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany. anja.oldenburg@medizin.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hohmann
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrok
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media