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Congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformations: concepts and controversies

Author: Beverley Newman

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 8/2006

Abstract

This article addresses the scope, etiology, important associations and imaging features of congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformations. Etiologic concepts, including airway obstruction and vascular anomalies, are highlighted. Technical imaging advances, especially CT and MR, have greatly enhanced our diagnostic abilities in evaluating these lesions; however, thorough and careful assessment of all aspects of the malformation is still necessary. Several specific lesions are discussed in more detail, particularly regarding controversial issues in classification, understanding, imaging and management.

Part I, Table 1 and some of the figures (Figs. 5, 8, 10, and 12) were originally published in similar form in the 2005 Postgraduate Course Syllabus, Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR). Components are reproduced here with the permission of the SPR.

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Title: Congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformations: concepts and controversies
Author: Beverley Newman
Publication date: 01-08-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0115-4

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