Intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in children: single-center experience

Purpose: Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is a safe and promising ultrasound modality in adults. Due to off-label use, there is only limited experience in children. Main indications, results, safety and special aspects are presented. Patients and methods: In the past five years, a total of 129 iv. CEUS investigations were performed in 106 children (51 females, 55 males) at the Paediatric Ultrasonography Unit at Hannover Medical School, Germany. A second follow-up was performed in 17 patients, a third in 3 and a fourth in 2 patients. Mean age was 8.9 years (range 0.2 – 17.9 years). Written informed consen…