Ultrasonography: an aid in the diagnosis of masses in pediatric patients
Goldberg, B.B.; Pollack, H.M.; Capitanio, M.A.; Kirkpatrick, J.A.
Pediatrics 56(3): 421-428
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 1161400 Document Number: 89888
Ultrasound was used to evaluate 100 pediatric patients suspected of having a mass. This technique was found to be useful in several ways: (1) differentiation of cystic, solid, and complex masses, which is not usually possible with routine roentgenographic evaluation; (2) delineation of free fluid collections from those that are loculated or contained within masses; (3) measurement of the size of both normal and abnormal structures; and (4) confirmation of the abnormal position or absence of organs. Ultrasound was used as a supplement to routine clinical and radiologic studies.