<b>Contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is a radiation free, highly sensitive imaging modality for pathology detection in children. CEUS uses ultrasound (US) technology in combination with US contrast agent (UCA). The UCA is administered intravenously via an IV catheter. The UCA is composed of gas-filled microbubbles. This educational exhibit has the aim to describe the procedure and imaging in CEUS from the sonographers’ perspective. </b> Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2017 Annual Meeting & Categorical Course , 2017

Authors: Poznick Laura, Morgan Trudy, Kozak Brandi, Madara Kate

Keywords: Ultrasound, Contrast, CEUS

<b>Contrast enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) is a radiation free, highly sensitive imaging modality for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) detection and urethral imaging in children. CeVUS uses ultrasound (US) technology in combination with US contrast agent (UCA). The UCA is administered intravesically via a bladder catheter. These are composed of gas-filled microbubbles. This educational exhibit has the aim to describe the procedure and imaging in ceVUS from the sonographers’ perspective. </b> Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2017 Annual Meeting & Categorical Course , 2017

Authors: Poznick Laura, Morgan Trudy, Kozak Brandi, Madara Kate

Keywords: Ultrasound, Contrast, ceVUS

Evaluating the alignment and blood flow in the femoral head in patients with congenital hip dysplasia following reduction is essential to the treatment of dysplastic hips. Current practice involves an immediate postoperative contrast enhanced MRI of the casted child to identify hips that may be at risk for avascular necrosis. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an emerging imaging modality that is feasible to evaluate the perfusion of the cartilaginous proximal femoral epiphysis intraoperatively, after hip reduction and prior to spica casting. This educational exhibit describes the procedure of intraoperative CEUS of the hip from the sonographers’ perspective. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Kozak Brandi, Chauvin Nancy, Sankar Wudbav, Back Susan

Keywords: Ultrasound, Contrast, Hip Dysplasia