Nephrologists at the Manchester Children's Hospital in Manchester, have been able to speed up diagnosis of a diverse range of kidney and bladder problems, using a hand-held ultrasound system from SonoSite.
Paediatric nephrologists speed up diagnosis
"Many children require regular monitoring throughout their treatments and the portability of the system is invaluable for this," explained Dr Malcolm Lewis, paediatric nephrologist at the hospital. "At any time I can look at a patient's bladder capacity, for example, check the kidneys for back pressure or signs of damage, or look at blood flow in the kidney, which is particularly important for patients with high blood pressure or for diagnosing transplant rejection. In some cases, the portable system has even made it possible for us to diagnose problems such as blocked dialysis catheters without having to take the patient to theatre."
