Ultrasound for midgut volvulus and malrotation: frequency and predictors of a non-diagnostic examination in a multi-institutional cohort
El-Ali A, Schiess D, Van Tassel D, Le Cacheux C, Lala S, Riemann M, Tutman J, Sher A, Sammer M, Navarro O, Nguyen H, Silva C. Ultrasound for midgut volvulus and malrotation: frequency and predictors of a non-diagnostic examination in a multi-institutional cohort. Pediatric Radiology 2025, 55: 925-935. PMID: 39903261, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-06141-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-diagnostic USBowel gas patternNon-diagnostic examinationsProportion of examinationsNon-diagnosticMidgut volvulusBlinded reviewersRetrospective multi-institutional studyDiagnosis of midgut volvulusFirst-line imaging modalityMulti-institutional cohortClinical follow-upUpper GI seriesStepwise logistic regressionMulti-institutional sampleGas patternFirst-lineUltrasound reportsBlinded interpretationStudy of childrenFollow-upGI seriesMalrotationResultsIn totalDiagnostic exams
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