Abstract
Three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) adds functionality to two-dimensional ultrasonography (2DUS) by allowing examiners to explore volume datasets using multiplanar or rendering methods already familiar to radiologists. In this pilot study, 30 patients referred for ultrasound examination of the urinary tract were examined by 3DUS. Three abnormalities initially not detected by 2DUS were seen: bilateral bladder diverticulae, urachal remnant and bilateral accessory renal arteries. Rendered images of the bladder trigone were feasible in the majority of patients. Potential applications of this technology in pediatric uroradiology and technical pitfalls are illustrated.
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We thank GE Healthcare for loaning the equipment used to perform this study. We are also deeply thankful to the pediatric sonographers at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, particularly Ms. Donna Shave and Ms. Sally Thompson, who performed the majority of the three-dimensional US studies, and for the expert administrative assistance of Ms. Laura Gipson.
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Gonçalves, L.F., Joshi, A., Mody, S. et al. Volume US of the urinary tract in pediatric patients—a pilot study. Pediatr Radiol 41, 1047–1056 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2075-6
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