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Orbital sonography in children

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Orbital sonography with color-flow Doppler imaging is a relatively new technology with significant application in the pediatric patient. This review stresses the primary indications for pediatric ophthalmic ultrasound and also discusses those instances where the use of ultrasound supplements other imaging studies.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Imaging, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, MI 48201-2196, Detroit, USA

    F. G. Ramji & T. L. Slovis

  2. Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    J. D. Baker

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Ramji, F.G., Slovis, T.L. & Baker, J.D. Orbital sonography in children. Pediatr Radiol 26, 245–258 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372106

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