Article: Research from C. Duran and co-researchers yields new findings on pediatric radiology.

According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "Voiding urosonography (VUS) has proved to be a reliable method for the study of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). Early reports considered it inadequate for imaging the male urethra."

"To determine the usefulness of contrast-enhanced VUS for the study of the urethra. A total of 208 children aged 2 days to 10 years underwent VUS to confirm or exclude VUR for different reasons (n = 150) or for follow-up (n = 58). Patients with unconfirmed suspicion of VUR (99 boys and 51 girls) also underwent VUS for the study of the urethra. Examinations were performed using a harmonic imaging mode specific for contrast (Levovist) ...

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