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  • Multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS) integrates various ultrasound techniques, including greyscale, Doppler, elastography, and contrast-enhanced methods, to effectively evaluate adult scrotal pathologies.
  • It can assess testicular vascularity and tissue stiffness, which enhances the diagnostic process, particularly beneficial in small-volume paediatric tests.
  • The review highlights the advantages of using MPUS in children due to its safety, absence of radiation, and no need for sedation, while outlining the specific scanning protocol and potential clinical benefits over standard ultrasound methods.

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Multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS), combining conventional techniques (greyscale and colour Doppler ultrasound), ultrasound strain elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), has been successfully used in the assessment of adult scrotal pathology. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can confidently establish testicular tissue vascularity even in the small-volume paediatric testis. Elastography provides further assessment of tissue stiffness, potentially adding useful diagnostic information. In children, ultrasonography is particularly advantageous, being safe, radiation-free and negating the need for sedation or general anaesthesia during the imaging evaluation. In this review article, we aim to familiarise readers with the MPUS scanning protocol used for paediatric scrotal examination and provide an overview of scrotal MPUS features, with particular focus to clinical indications where MPUS may be advantageous over conventional ultrasonography.

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