Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Paediatric Practice: An EFSUMB Position Statement

Paul S. Sidhu; Vito Cantisani; Annamaria Deganello; Christoph F. Dietrich; Carmina Duran; Doris Franke; Zoltan Harkanyi; Wojciech Kosiak; Vittorio Miele; Aikaterini Ntoulia; Maciej Piskunowicz; Maria E. Sellars; Odd Helge Gilja

doi:10.1055/s-0042-110394

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2017; 38(01): 33-43
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-110394

Guidelines & Recommendations

Role of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in Paediatric Practice: An EFSUMB Position Statement

Paul S. Sidhu

¹Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Vito Cantisani

²Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Policlinico Umberto I, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

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Annamaria Deganello

¹Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Christoph F. Dietrich

³Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.

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Carmina Duran

⁴Department of Radiology, Parc Tauli University Hospital, Sabadell, Spain.

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Doris Franke

⁵Pediatric Sonography, Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Children's Hospital, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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Zoltan Harkanyi

⁶Department of Radiology, Heim Pal Children’s’ Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

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Wojciech Kosiak

⁷Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

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Vittorio Miele

⁸Department of Emergency Radiology, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Aikaterini Ntoulia

¹Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Maciej Piskunowicz

⁹Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

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Maria E. Sellars

¹Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

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Odd Helge Gilja

¹⁰National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastronterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.

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Abstract

The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in adults is well established in many different areas, with a number of current applications deemed “off-label”, but the use supported by clinical experience and evidence. Paediatric CEUS is also an “off-label” application until recently with approval specifically for assessment of focal liver lesions. Nevertheless there is mounting evidence of the usefulness of CEUS in children in many areas, primarily as an imaging technique that reduces exposure to radiation, iodinated contrast medium and the “patient-friendly” circumstances of ultrasonography. This position statement of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound and Medicine (EFSUMB) assesses the current status of CEUS applications in children and makes suggestions for further development of this technique.

Key words

microbubbles - CEUS - paediatric

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