title: Cortical necrosis secondary to trauma in a child: contrast-enhanced ultrasound comparable to magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Cortical necrosis is an uncommon cause of renal impairment and is rarely a consequence of blunt abdominal trauma. We present a case of unilateral traumatic acute cortical necrosis in a child demonstrated on contrast-enhanced US with confirmation on MRI. Contrast-enhanced US provides a rapid, accurate evaluation of renal parenchyma abnormalities in blunt abdominal trauma in children without exposure to ionising radiation or the risk of sedation.
authors: King's College London, Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
authors: Gibran T
authors: GT
authors: Yusuf
authors: Maria E
authors: ME
authors: Sellars
authors: Dean Y
authors: DY
authors: Huang
authors: Annamaria
authors: A
authors: Deganello
authors: Paul S
authors: PS
authors: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media