Evaluating the validity of ultrasound in diagnosing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: a cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study.

Toby I VinycombKeith VanhaltrenMaurizio PacilliMichael DitchfieldRamesh Mark Nataraja

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)

Combining threshold values of 3.0 mm for PMT and 14.5 mm PCL provides the highest accuracy for diagnosing pyloric stenosis on an ultrasound scan. These combined values were more accurate than observing for the absence of flow through the pylorus.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
ultrasound guided
high resolution
contrast enhanced ultrasound
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry