MR imaging of the chest in children.

MR imaging of the chest in children.
Acta Radiol. 2013 Jul 25;
Authors: Manson DE
Abstract
The application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diseases of the pediatric chest has been complicated, selective and cautious. More specifically, MRI of the pediatric lung has been a highly anticipated technique that has inherent great potential for improved imaging of the chest without the use of ionizing radiation. Practical issues impede the transition from multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to MRI in some chest diseases in children, while other disease states are intrinsically easier to image using MRI. More rapid respiratory and cardiac rates, patient instability, sedation requirements, and the low physical density of water in the lung, hinder the requirement for maximal spatial and contrast resolution. This review is intended to serve as a functional review of the practical and currently applicable ways in which the transition of imaging the non-cardiac aspects of the pediatric chest from MDCT to MRI can be done in a clinically useful way.
PMID: 23888062 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - July 25, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Manson DE Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research