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Ultrasound contrast media in paediatric patients: is it an off-label use? Regulatory requirements and radiologist's liability.

F Esposito¹, M Di Serafino, P Sgambati, F Mercogliano, L Tarantino, G Vallone, P Oresta.

Abstract

The use of ultrasound contrast media is yet to be validated in children. The rare reports in the scientific literature denote their "sporadic" and "experimental" use. Their most likely use is in the setting of off-label prescription of medications. As there are still no guidelines available in Italy for the off-label use of medications, we aim to define the duties, obligations and liability of ultrasound radiologists according to the laws in force.

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Year: 2011 PMID： 21892716 DOI： 10.1007/s11547-011-0718-1

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiol Med ISSN： 0033-8362 Impact factor: 3.469

25 in total

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Authors: Toshihide Hamada; Miwako Tanaka; Yoshimasa Hashimoto; Masami Yamauchi; Naoya Shigeoka; Kuniharu Nakai; Kenji Suenaga
Journal: J Ultrasound Med Date: 2006-09 Impact factor: 2.153

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Journal: Ultraschall Med Date: 2008-02 Impact factor: 6.548

5. Ultrasound contrast agents as markers of vascularity and microcirculation.

Authors: Christian Greis
Journal: Clin Hemorheol Microcirc Date: 2009 Impact factor: 2.375

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Journal: Pediatr Radiol Date: 2006-04-07

7. Harmonic voiding urosonography with a second-generation contrast agent for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux.

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9. Vesicoureteral reflux: comparison between urosonography and radionuclide cystography.

Authors: Giorgio Ascenti; Giovanni Zimbaro; Silvio Mazziotti; Roberto Chimenz; Sergio Baldari; Carmelo Fede
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Review 1. Safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children for non-cardiac applications: a review by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS).

Authors: Kassa Darge; Frederica Papadopoulou; Aikaterini Ntoulia; Dorothy I Bulas; Brian D Coley; Lynn A Fordham; Harriet J Paltiel; Beth McCarville; Frank M Volberg; David O Cosgrove; Barry B Goldberg; Stephanie R Wilson; Steven B Feinstein
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2. Influence of contrast-enhanced ultrasound administration setups on microbubble enhancement: a focus on pediatric applications.

Authors: Michael R Kramer; Nishi Bhagat; Susan J Back; Laura Poznick; Flemming Forsberg; Kassa Darge; John R Eisenbrey
Journal: Pediatr Radiol Date: 2017-09-11

Ultrasound contrast media in paediatric patients: is it an off-label use? Regulatory requirements and radiologist's liability.

Review 1. Advances in ultrasound.

2. Contrast-enhanced sonographic findings of gangrenous meckel diverticulitis.

3. Vesicoureteral reflux: can the urethra be adequately assessed by using contrast-enhanced voiding US of the bladder?

4. Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) - update 2008.

5. Ultrasound contrast agents as markers of vascularity and microcirculation.

6. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in non-operative management of pancreatic injury in childhood.

7. Harmonic voiding urosonography with a second-generation contrast agent for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux.

8. Intraoperative real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound angiography: a new adjunct in the surgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations.

9. Vesicoureteral reflux: comparison between urosonography and radionuclide cystography.

Review 10. Ultrasound contrast agents: properties, principles of action, tolerance, and artifacts.

Review 1. Safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children for non-cardiac applications: a review by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS).

2. Influence of contrast-enhanced ultrasound administration setups on microbubble enhancement: a focus on pediatric applications.

Review 3. Pediatric ultrasonography of the pancreas: normal and abnormal findings.

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6. Ultrasonography (US) in the assessment of pediatric non traumatic gastrointestinal emergencies.

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8. Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in blunt abdominal trauma.

9. US detection of renal and ureteral calculi in patients with suspected renal colic.

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