Abstract:Objective To evaluate the effect of echocardiography combined with superficial high frequency ultrasound probe in detecting the number of pulmonary valve leaflets in neonates and children with pulmonary stenosis (PS). Methods Echocardiography and superficial high frequency ultrasound were performed in neonates and children with pulmonary valve stenosis. All patients were confirmed by operation. Results The sensitivity of echocardiography, superficial high-frequency ultrasound and echocardiography combined with high frequency ultrasound in neonates and children with pulmonary stenosis to identify pulmonary valve number was 81.25% vs 87.50% vs 93.75%; the specificity was 75.00% vs 86.42% vs 92.31%; the accuracy was 73.33% vs 83.33% vs 90.00%; the positive predictive value was 72.22% vs 82.35% vs 88.24%; negative predictive value was 75.00% vs 84.61% vs 92.31%, respectively. Setting the surgical results as the gold standard and the values of echocardiography, superficial high-frequency ultrasound and echocardiography combined with high frequency ultrasound as the results to draw ROC curve respectively, the area under the curve is 0.728, 0.830 and 0.897. Conclusions Echocardiography combined with high frequency ultrasonography can obtain clearer two-dimensional information of the pulmonary valve, and also more accurate assessment of the number of valves for neonates and children with pulmonary valve stenosis and make more accurate judgment to provide more reliable information for clinical than single cardiac probe.