Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Pelvis, Ultrasound physics, Genital / Reproductive system female, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, Diagnostic procedure, Cystography / Uretrography, Congenital
Authors:
R. Gaio, R. P. Dias, L. Lobo, J. Fonseca-Santos; Lisbon/PT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2957
Conclusion
Being a readily available and relatively innocuous imaging modality,
US is of great value for evaluation of the pediatric pelvis,
in the great majority of cases allowing the adequate evaluation of the anatomy and the hormonal status of infants and children with sexual precocity/delay,
congenital structural anomalies and ambiguous genitalia,
being also the initial modality in assessing the cause of pelvic pain and the origin of pelvic masses.
Additional imaging with MRI and/or CT imaging are useful for further delineation of the anatomic features in complex anomalies and for tumor sating and follow-up.
In children,
MRI is usually preferred over CT due to the lack of ionizing radiation exposure,
with CT reserved for acute pelvic conditions if MRI is not easily available.