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Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children: Clinical Perspective

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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Pediatric Imaging

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Trauma remains the leading cause of death in children. Assessment, diagnosis and management of intra-abdominal injuries are paramount to the outcome. We continue to strive to reduce the amount of ionizing radiation children are exposed to and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) offers us this opportunity. This chapter outlines the aetiology, assessment and management approach to intra-abdominal solid organ injury following blunt abdominal trauma in children.

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    Erica Makin

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

    Paul S. Sidhu

  2. Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Maria E. Sellars

  3. Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Annamaria Deganello

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Makin, E. (2021). Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children: Clinical Perspective. In: Sidhu, P., Sellars, M., Deganello, A. (eds) Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Pediatric Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49691-3_10

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