PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 3 September 1975, pp. 421-428
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Ultrasonography: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Masses in Pediatric Patients

Barry B. Goldberg M.D.1, Howard M. Pollack M.D.1, Marie A. Capitanio M.D.1, and John A. Kirkpatrick M.D.1

1 Departments of Radiology, Episcopal Hospital and St. Chriper's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 ation 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.

Submitted on February 2, 1975
Accepted on April 14, 1975