Multicenter, prospective, observational research project on children aged from 10 to 15 years old undergoing abdominal ultrasound examinations during routine clinical practice.
Demographics data, clinical indications, ultrasound diagnosis, and ultrasound measurements will be recorded and stored on an database. Ultrasound measurements will be analyzed to define the normal range of values of Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) angle and Superior Mesenteric Artery - Aorta (SMA-A) distance in the pediatric population according to age, Body Mass Index (BMI), and fat parameters.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
289
ultrasound measurement at the level of the left renal vein on a sagittal plane according to age
Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland
Bellinzona, Switzerland
RECRUITINGHôpitaux Universitaires Genève
Geneva, Switzerland
RECRUITINGDefine the normal range of values of the SMA angle
Measurement in degree with its 95% confidence interval
Time frame: 1 day
Define the normal range of values of the SMA-A distance LV
Measurement in millimeter (mm) with its 95% confidence interval measured through ultrasound examination at the level of the left renal vein on an axial plane according to age
Time frame: 1 day
Define the normal range of values of the SMA-A distance D
Measurement in millimeter (mm) with its 95% confidence interval measured through ultrasound examination at a level where the third part of the duodenum crosses on an axial plane according to age
Time frame: 1 day
Define the normal range of values of the SMA angle (degree), SMA-A distance LV
Measurement in millimeter (mm) with its 95% confidence interval measured through ultrasound examination according to BMI categories, subcutaneous and visceral fat thickness
Time frame: 1 day
Assess the association between the SMA angle and BMI categories
According to age and sex.
Time frame: 1 day
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