Contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) with the intravesical administration of the ultrasound contrast agent Optison™ for vesicoureteral reflux detection in children: a prospective clinical trial
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DOI: 10.1007/s00247-017-4026-3
Abstract: BackgroundContrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) is widely used outside the United States to diagnose vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children and is highly sensitive while avoiding exposure to ionizing radiation. At the onset of this study, two… read more here.
Keywords: administration; detection; contrast; enhanced voiding ... See more keywords
Voiding cystourethrogram: Who gets a cyclic study and does it matter?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.02.008
Abstract: BACKGROUND Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) images the urethra and bladder during both bladder filling and emptying, as well as the ureters and kidneys when vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is present. Given the variation in VCUG technique and… read more here.
Keywords: study; reflux; cyclic study; cycle ... See more keywords
Diagnosis and imaging of neonatal UTIs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2019.10.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND The 2011 American Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guideline recommends when to obtain renal and bladder ultrasound (RBUS) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) following febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) for children age 2-24 months. However,… read more here.
Keywords: rbus; vcug; diagnosis imaging; vur ... See more keywords
Hospital-acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Neonatal ICU Patients: Is Voiding Cystourethrogram Necessary?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.04.002
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the radiographic findings of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients diagnosed with hospital-acquired urinary tract infection (UTI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Children with no preexisting genitourinary anomalies undergoing a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) for… read more here.
Keywords: urinary tract; age; vcug; voiding cystourethrogram ... See more keywords
Antibiotics for performing voiding cystourethrogram: a randomised control trial
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313266
Abstract: Objective To assess whether antibiotic reduces voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)-associated urinary tract infection (UTI). Design Open-labelled randomised controlled trial. Setting Tertiary paediatric nephrology centre. Patients 120 children (age 2 months–5 years) undergoing VCUG. Interventions Children were randomised… read more here.
Keywords: trial; vcug; group; voiding cystourethrogram ... See more keywords