Prevalence of Persistent Median Arteries in the Pediatric Population on Ultrasonography.

Patrick M CarryAmy K NguyenGlenn R MerrittChristopher CiaralloDebnath ChatterjeeJung ParkNancy H MillerFrank A Scott

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)

Ultrasonography can effectively visualize anatomic variants, such as persistent median arteries, in the pediatric population. The prevalence of persistent median arteries was higher than anticipated, especially among African American patients.

Keyphrases

african american
end stage renal disease
risk factors
magnetic resonance imaging
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
genome wide