2022
Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review.
Nguyen HN, Navarro OM, Bloom DA, Feinstein KA, Guillerman RP, Munden MM, Sammer MBK, Silva CT. Ultrasound for Midgut Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2022, 218: 931-939. PMID: 35107311, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.27242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidgut malrotationUse of ultrasoundMidgut volvulusNarrative reviewAJR Expert Panel Narrative ReviewUpper gastrointestinal seriesUse of USPediatric surgical emergencyImaging modalitiesFirst-line modalityPreferred imaging modalityBowel ischemiaGastrointestinal seriesSurgical emergencyMalrotationAccurate diagnosisVolvulusModalitiesDiagnosisUltrasound
2019
Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography.
Riera A, Langhan M, Silva CT. Terminal Ileitis Presenting With a Spontaneously Reduced Ileocolic Intussusception Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 36: e30-e32. PMID: 31433363, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIleocolic intussusceptionCare ultrasoundIschemic bowel injurySignificant inflammatory changesBowel injuryInitial workupInflammatory changesSurgical reductionTerminal ileitisTerminal ileumCare ultrasonographyRadiology ultrasoundIntussusceptionAcademic centersReduction attemptsSensitivity of studiesSpontaneous reductionTest characteristicsUltrasoundDiagnostic techniquesRadiologyIleitisUltrasonographyIleumInjury
2015
Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children
Li S, Silva CT, Brudnicki AR, Baker KE, Tala JA, Pinto MG, Polikoff LA, Qin L, Faustino EV, Northeast Pediatric Critical Care Research Consortium. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children. Pediatric Radiology 2015, 46: 219-228. PMID: 26440129, PMCID: PMC4738063, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3467-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionCausalityCentral Venous CathetersChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePoint-of-Care TestingPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySex DistributionUltrasonographyUpper Extremity Deep Vein ThrombosisConceptsCatheter-related thrombosisCare ultrasoundChance-corrected agreementIll childrenCare USCentral venous catheter-related thrombosisPediatric radiologistsDeep venous thrombosisCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitVenous cathetersVenous thrombosisCare unitSubclavian veinThrombosisAccuracy of pointCatheterSensitivity of pointDiscordant readingsDiagnostic accuracyMulticenterUltrasoundRadiology departmentChildrenPhysicians
2011
Pediatric Ocular Sonography
Silva CT, Brockley CR, Crum A, Mandelstam SA. Pediatric Ocular Sonography. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 2011, 32: 14-27. PMID: 21277488, DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2010.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric ocular conditionsOpaque ocular mediaClinical diagnostic evaluationMagnetic resonance imagingGlobe pathologyOcular traumaOphthalmoscopic examinationRetinal detachmentOcular sonographyOcular conditionsDiagnostic evaluationOcular pathologySonographic featuresResonance imagingSonographic techniqueOcular anatomyImaging modalitiesOcular mediaExtreme miosisPathologyUltrasoundCritical roleMiosisSonographyAdjuvant