Fig. 16.1 Acute pancreatitis—Classic appearance on imaging of the pancreatic gland after the first days of edematous acute pancreatitis in different patients. (a) US transverse scan showing an enlarged pancreatic…

Fig. 12.1 Fourteen-year-old girl treated for UC. Sagittal US section visualizes a mild thickening of the left colon wall with preserved bowel signature Fig. 12.2 Twelve-year-old boy known for CD….

Fig. 21.1 Aspecific hyperechogenicity on US. Sagittal scan of the right kidney. The cortex is thick and hyperechoic (compared to the liver). Biopsy demonstrated evidence for acute tubular necrosis Finally,…

Fig. 10.1 Normal appendix on US in an 8-year-old-boy. The multilayered structure measures 5 mm in diameter and presents a blind ending (yellow arrow). It has to be demonstrated all…

Fig. 19.1 US of a typical lithiasis. Sagittal scan of the left kidney demonstrating a hyperechoic lithiasis in the lower calices with acoustic shadowing (arrow). The pyelocaliceal system is dilated…

Fig. 26.1 Seven-year-old girl who has swallowed her mother’s earring that is easily recognized on this AP fluoroscopic view. There is no need for a plain radiograph Fig. 26.2 Two-year-old…

Infection Leukemia and lymphoma Portal hypertension Acute splenic sequestration in sickle cell anemia Lymphoproliferative diseases Collagenosis Langerhans cell histiocytosis Storage disorders Congestive heart failure Sarcoidosis Fig. 17.1 Splenomegaly—US—Sagittal view of…

Fig. 29.1 Twelve-year-old girl who presents typical cutaneous lesions of HSP Fig. 29.2 Seven-year-old-girl presenting acute abdominal pain and vomiting. HSP revealed by a hematoma of the wall of third…

Fig. 8.1 Choledochal cyst: (a) Prenatal ultrasound at 32 W GA showing the large cyst located in the liver pedicle (arrow) with a normal gallbladder (star). (b, c) Post-natal liver…

Fig. 13.1 Acute ileocolic intussusception in a 4-year-old-boy. (a) Transverse US section shows a target appearance (the crescent-in-doughnut sign). (b) Sagittal section demonstrated a multilayered structure giving the appearance of…