title: Sonographic evaluation of the child with lower abdominal or pelvic pain.
abstract: At many centers, CT has become the primary imaging modality for children who have abdominal pain. CT, however, delivers a substantial radiation dose, which is of particular concern in the pediatric patient. In contrast, sonography does not expose the patient to ionizing radiation. Properly performed, sonography is capable of providing useful diagnostic information in the child who has lower abdominal or pelvic pain. In many children and with many disorders, sonography proves to be the only imaging modality that may be required. In this article, the usefulness of sonography in evaluating disorders producing lower abdominal or pelvic pain in a child is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Room F3503, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-0252, USA. pstrouse@umich.edu
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography