Vesicoureteral Reflux Imaging: A National Analysis in Commercially Insured Children From 2012 to 2021

Shireen Hayatghaibi; Davene R Wright; Andrew Trout

doi:10.2214/AJR.24.31206

Vesicoureteral Reflux Imaging: A National Analysis in Commercially Insured Children From 2012 to 2021

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 May 8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.24.31206. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Shireen Hayatghaibi^{1

2}, Davene R Wright³, Andrew Trout^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
² Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnett Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
³ Division of Child Health Research and Policy, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

PMID: 38717240
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.24.31206

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Plain language summary

In this national commercial claims database analysis, the number of outpatient pediatric VUR imaging examinations decreased from 48,843 in 2012-2016 to 31,423 in 2017-2021. Imaging modalities’ distribution varied over time, with increased use of VCUG (> 90% of examinations in both periods), decreased use of nuclear cystography, and emergence of CeVUS.