Purpose: To disseminate the current knowledge about the intestinal inflammatory processes in children and its approach by ultrasound (US) and provide necessary information to pediatricians for early diagnosis through this complementary method. Source of Data: The sources of data were selected by Medline, the international manuscripts, international medical journals more relevant in the last 20 ...

Neck masses in children can be inflammatory, congenital or neoplastic. When a congenital cyst becomes infected repeatedly, it may mimic inflammatory disease and the diagnosis may be challenging with ultrasound. An increasing incidence of infection with non-tuberculous mycobacterial organisms has been observed in recent decades in children with cervical lymphadenopathy. An ultrasound scan perfor...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of thyroid ultrasound in children with autoimmune thyroiditis diagnosed either on cytopathology or by the presence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies. DESIGN AND SETTINGS Children presenting for the first time to the Thyroid Clinic at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences for the complaint of goiter over a two year period (January 2005-December 20...

Ultrasound is a safe and non-invasive way of assessing the anatomy of the urinary tract in children. Renal tract ultrasound is one of the most commonly performed imaging examinations in paediatric radiology departments around the UK. Performing imaging investigations in children is often challenging and, together with the array of specific pathologies that may be encountered, necessitates a ded...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diagnostic imaging is often used in the evaluation of children with possible appendicitis. The utility of imaging may vary according to a patient's age and gender. The objectives of this study were (1) to examine the use of computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound for age and gender subgroups of children undergoing an appendectomy; and (2) to study the association betwe...

We conducted ultrasound thyroid screening in cohort of 4,365 children aged between 3 to 18 years in three Japanese prefectures (Aomori, Yamanashi, and Nagasaki) using the same procedures as used in the Fukushima Health Survey. Forty-four children had nodules ≥ 5.1 mm in diameter or cysts ≥ 20.1 mm in diameter detected at the first screening, and 31 of these children underwent the second follow-...

.. Objectives: To assess common presenting features of children with abdominal pain and to determine role of High frequency & Doppler Ultrasound in evaluation of these patients. Material and Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted from August 2012 to December 2012. Data from patients presenting for evaluation of abdominal pain was analyzed for presenting complaints and ultrasound fin...