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Diagnostic role of contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) in pediatric duplex kidneys – a comparison with voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) Cover

Diagnostic role of contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) in pediatric duplex kidneys – a comparison with voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

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|Nov 2024

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Incomplete duplication with a split ureter through ceVUS
Incomplete duplication with a split ureter through ceVUS

Fig. 2.

Revealing ureterocele through ceVUS
Revealing ureterocele through ceVUS

Fig. 3.

Comparison of CeVUS and VCUG in the context of lower moiety VUR (the arrow indicates the presence of VUR in the lower moiety, while the circle represents the absence of VUR in the upper moiety)
Comparison of CeVUS and VCUG in the context of lower moiety VUR (the arrow indicates the presence of VUR in the lower moiety, while the circle represents the absence of VUR in the upper moiety)

Fig. 4.

Comparison of CeVUS and VCUG in the context of upper moiety VUR (the arrow indicates the presence of VUR in the upper moiety, while the circle represents the absence of VUR in the lower moiety)
Comparison of CeVUS and VCUG in the context of upper moiety VUR (the arrow indicates the presence of VUR in the upper moiety, while the circle represents the absence of VUR in the lower moiety)

Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of RBUS, ceVUS, and VCUG

Sensitivity, %Specificity, %Positive predictive value, %Negative predictive value, %
RBUS73.9180.4379.0775.51
ceVUS + RBUS89.1384.7885.4288.64
VCUG17.3186.9657.1451.23

Consistency of VCUG and ceVUS in grading VUR

GradeIIIIIIIVVTotal
CeVUSI000000
II021003
III0182011
IV00312318
V0002810
Total0312161142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2024.0023 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 6
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 8, 2024
Published on: Nov 30, 2024
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2024 Xiuzhen Yang, Zheming Xu, Zhongyu Chen, Guangjie Chen, Daxing Tang, Jingjing Ye, Junfen Fu, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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