Quantitative Dynamic Contrast‐Enhanced Ultrasound Confirms Renal Obstruction
DCEUS MTT shows promise as a diagnostic tool for assessing UPJO, potentially serving as a stand-alone or complementary modality to NM without additional ionizing radiation. Further trials with larger cohorts and those with non-obstructing hydronephrosis are required to confirm its clinical utility.
Authors
- Benjamin L. Viglianti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8471-4988)
- Bryan S. Sack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9576-0077)
- Kourosh Kalayeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5254-6705)
- Stephanie Daignault‐Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-0710)
- William W. Schultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7499-7868)
- Sapan N. Ambani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-9468)
- J. Brian Fowlkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4536-3919)
- Man Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-581X)
- Rashmi Mediratta
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.16698
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00