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01-10-2017 | Minisymposium: Imaging Pneumonia

Lung magnetic resonance imaging for pneumonia in children

Authors: Mark C . Liszewski, Süreyya Görkem, Kushaljit S. Sodhi, Edward Y. Lee

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 11/2017

Abstract

Technical factors have historically limited the role of MRI in the evaluation of pneumonia in children in routine clinical practice. As imaging technology has advanced, recent studies utilizing practical MR imaging protocols have shown MRI to be an accurate potential alternative to CT for the evaluation of pneumonia and its complications. This article provides up-to-date MR imaging techniques that can be implemented in most radiology departments to evaluate pneumonia in children. Imaging findings in pneumonia on MRI are also reviewed. In addition, the current literature describing the diagnostic performance of MRI for pneumonia is discussed. Furthermore, potential risks and limitations of MRI for the evaluation of pneumonia in children are described.

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Title: Lung magnetic resonance imaging for pneumonia in children
Authors: Mark C . Liszewski
Süreyya Görkem
Kushaljit S. Sodhi
Edward Y. Lee
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3865-2

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