FORMA de hipertensión portal en niños

Up to 60 children (6-21 years of age) with a diagnosis of chronic liver disease, including some who will have portal hypertension who are followed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will be enrolled in this arm. A SHAPE measurement using the ultrasound contrast agent Sonazoid® (perfluorobutane microbubbles) will be performed during a single visit. A dose of three vials with 16 μL each of microbubbles will be prepared. An infusion of the ultrasound contrast agent at the rate of 0.18 mL/kg/hour will be co-infused with an infusion of saline at the rate of 120 mL/hour resulting in an effective dosage of 1.44 μL microbubbles/kg/hour as per the FDA approved IND through an IV line in a peripheral vein. The total duration of contrast agent infusion is expected to range from 4 to 8 minutes, which includes a 2 min calibration period followed by 2-6 minutes of SHAPE acquisition (i.e., ultrasound imaging).

The ultrasound contrast agent will be infused thorough an IV line and SHAPE ultrasound imaging and data acquisition will be performed with a Logiq E10 (GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI) ultrasound scanner.

Up to 60 children (6-21 years of age) with a diagnosis of chronic liver disease, including some who will have portal hypertension who are followed at CHOP will be enrolled in this arm. A SHAPE measurement using the ultrasound contrast agent LUMASON® (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres) will be performed during a single visit. Two doses of 0.03 mL/kg (or 2.4 mL maximum) as per package labeling will be prepared and mixed with saline at a 1:10 dilution in a 50 ml bag of saline. The diluted preparation of Lumason will be through an IV line in a peripheral vein up to 4 mL/min using an infusion setup. The total duration of contrast agent infusion is expected to range from 4 to 8 minutes, which includes a 2 min calibration period followed by 2-6 minutes of SHAPE acquisition (i.e., ultrasound imaging).

The ultrasound contrast agent will be infused thorough an IV line and SHAPE ultrasound imaging and data acquisition will be performed with a Logiq E10 (GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI) ultrasound scanner.

SHAPE will be used to monitor subjects identified in the initial examination as having portal hypertension for up to 18 months. These subjects will undergo laboratory testing every 6 months as a part of their clinical standard of care. During these times the SHAPE examination will also be repeated using the same ultrasound contrast agent and infusion methodologies (including dosages) as during the initial study.

The ultrasound contrast agent will be infused thorough an IV line and SHAPE ultrasound imaging and data acquisition will be performed with a Logiq E10 (GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI) ultrasound scanner.

The ultrasound contrast agent will be infused thorough an IV line and SHAPE ultrasound imaging and data acquisition will be performed with a Logiq E10 (GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, WI) ultrasound scanner.