Imaging of acute appendicitis in children: EU versus U.S. ... or US versus CT? A North American perspective.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the setting of clinically suspected Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) disease and negative/equivocal radiographs, contrast-enhanced MRI can be performed to confirm the diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of unexpected causes of hip pain as identified by MRI in children with clinically suspected LCP di...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lobert PF,Dillman JR,Strouse PJ,Hernandez RJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric cancers often have specific molecular fingerprints making them primary candidates for the development of targeted imaging techniques. Tumor-targeted tracers have the potential to substantially advance the sensitivity and specificity of imaging techniques by improving tumor detection and characterization. Thi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Daldrup-Link HE,Hawkins RA,Meier R,Goldsby RE,Artemov D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following bacterial meningitis thirty cases of enlarging head were evaluated on ultrasound to find out the cause. Nine out of 30 patients had multiple cystic lesions in both cerebral hemispheres with or without ventriculomegaly. Three patients showed debris in the cysts suggesting pus, which was confirmed on ultrasoun...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Gupta RK,Pant CS,Sharma A,Khalilullah A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perinatal hypoxic ischaemic injury is a significant cause of neurodevelopmental impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate localised proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) after birth asphyxia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty newborn infants suspected of having perinatal asphyxia (Apgar score <...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chateil JF,Quesson B,Brun M,Thiaudière E,Sarlangue J,Delalande C,Billeaud C,Canioni P,Diard F

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluoroscopically guided air reduction of intussusception is a well-accepted technique. There are only two previous reports in which US has been used to monitor pneumatic reduction. OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of US to monitor the success of air reduction of intussusception. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sonogr...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Gu L,Zhu H,Wang S,Han Y,Wu X,Miao H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occasionally, heterotopic splenic tissue can occur in the renal fossa secondary to splenosis following splenic trauma or splenectomy. Rarely, it can represent a developmental anomaly secondary to fusion of splenic and renal tissues. Splenorenal fusion can present as a renal mass, mimicking primary or secondary renal n...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Al Ahmad A,Jourabian M,Pipelzadeh M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although rare, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is the most common primary lung mass in children. We report the case of an 11-year-old boy investigated for persistent cough and dyspnea with complete left lung atelectasis mimicking pneumonia. CT and MRI showed an endobronchial mass of the left main bronchus. The boy ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Dhouib A,Barrazzone C,Reverdin A,Anooshiravani M,Hanquinet S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until recently scurvy has been viewed in developed countries as a disease of the past. More recently there have been reports of case series of children with scurvy who have had a delayed diagnosis after an extensive diagnostic workup that included imaging. Most of these children have had underlying neurologi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Golriz F,Donnelly LF,Devaraj S,Krishnamurthy R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. The presence of a diffuse subdural hematoma without evidence of accident is a key diagnostic clue. The hematoma is typically attributed to rupture of the cerebral bridging veins due to violent shaking, with or without im...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Adamsbaum C,Morel B,Ducot B,Antoni G,Rey-Salmon C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gadolinium-based contrast agents can increase the accuracy and expediency of an MRI examination. However the benefits of a contrast-enhanced scan must be carefully weighed against the well-documented risks associated with administration of exogenous contrast media. The purpose of this review is to discuss commercially...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Gale EM,Caravan P,Rao AG,McDonald RJ,Winfeld M,Fleck RJ,Gee MS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classic metaphyseal lesions associated with childbirth are rare. We report a distal tibial metaphyseal fracture following a difficult breech delivery. Classic metaphyseal fractures are considered highly specific injuries associated with non-accidental trauma. This case depicts a classic metaphyseal lesion sustained du...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lee GS,Methratta ST,Frasier LD

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular malformations and hemangiomas are common in children but remain a source of confusion during diagnosis, in part because of the lack of a uniform terminology. With the existing treatments for hemangiomas and vascular malformations, it is important to make the correct diagnosis initially to prevent adverse phys...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Restrepo R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the Siemens Digiscan has been undertaken to determine whether digital luminescence radiography (DLR) could replace conventional radiography in the examination of the neonate and young infant. Whilst the overall image quality of the digital radiograph was consistently higher than for conventional radio...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Arthur RJ,Pease JN

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laterality defects are quite common in thoracoileopagus and parapagus dicephalus but rare in other types of conjoined twins. OBJECTIVE:To present the presumed laterality defects in cephalothoracoileopagus and prosopothoracoileopagus conjoined twins, based on the unilateral or bilateral absence or duplicatio...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Oostra RJ,Keulen N,Jansen T,van Rijn RR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome (SWS) is a rare disorder characterized by bowing of the long bones, camptodactyly, respiratory distress, hyperthermic episodes and early lethality. We report six additional cases of SWS, suggesting that this syndrome is homogeneous. All patients had feeding and swallowing difficulties, respira...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Cormier-Daire V,Munnich A,Lyonnet S,Rustin P,Delezoide AL,Maroteaux P,Le Merrer M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drainage problems due to catheter malpositioning are acutely life-threatening in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In order to reduce these complications we introduced sonographically guided catheter positioning. We compare the outcome in a group of patients with blind cannula positioning to tha...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Riccabona M,Dacar D,Zobel G,Kuttnig-Haim M,Maurer U,Urlesberger B,Reiterer F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often provides better visualization of bone marrow abnormalities than computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy, but bone biopsies are usually performed using conventional CT or, more recently, C-arm CT guidance. Biopsies of bone lesions solely visible on MRI are often challenging to loc...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Shellikeri S,Setser RM,Vatsky S,Srinivasan A,Krishnamurthy G,Zhu X,Keller MS,Cahill AM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arterial resting flow, the arterial peak flow after 3 minutes of circulatory arrest to the leg, and the venous emptying rate were studied by strain gauge plethysmography in the calves of 85 children between 3 and 16 years of age. Most of the children had heart disease; therefore the values obtained can be regarded...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Mortensson W,Hallböök T,Lundström NR

更新日期：1975-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichothiodystrophy is a rare neuroectodermal disorder of autosomal recessive inheritance that is characterized by brittle hair, nail dysplasia, ichthyosis, mental retardation, and gonadal failure. We describe a female patient whose cranial MRI revealed almost total lack of myelination in the supratentorial white matt...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Yoon HK,Sargent MA,Prendiville JS,Poskitt KJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-week-old girl presented with bronchiolitis secondary to respiratory syncytial virus. Eight days after admission she developed a Staphylococcus aureus infection at a previous intravenous cannula site. Despite antibiotic therapy this led to an anterior mediastinal staphylococcal abscess, which was drained surgically...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Bungay HK,Shefler AG,McHugh K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiologic reports of "normal" chest are not uncommon when there clearly are irregularities of sternal ossification and maturation. Analysis of imaging studies of sternal deformities for growth disturbances is not common in the literature and is addressed in this manuscript. OBJECTIVE:To determine the influ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Haje SA,Harcke HT,Bowen JR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report is to describe imaging findings in activated protein C resistance, a hereditary cause of recurrent thrombosis. The case described was unusual in that a neonate was affected, whereas the vast majority of cases occur in adulthood. This entity is important to diagnose because of the recurrent n...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Provenzale JM,Frush DP,Ortel TL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a young boy with primary hyperparathyroidism due to an adenoma is reported. The tumor was localized by ultrasonography, and a close correlation between the image and the surgical findings was found. Since primary hyperparathyroidism in children under 15 years of age is frequently due to adenomata larger th...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Rodríguez-Cueto G,Manzano-Sierra C,Villalpando-Hernandez S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extralobar pulmonary sequestration in an infant was diagnosed by ultrasound. The sequestration appeared as an echogenic mass interpositioned between the liver and the right lung. The main feeding vessel of the sequestration was demonstrable. Ultrasound should be the first diagnostic modality used for evaluation of ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kaude JV,Laurin S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multidisciplinary consensus on the classification of prenatal and postnatal urinary tract dilation (UTD classification system) was created to unify the language used to describe urinary tract dilation on antenatal and postnatal ultrasound examinations and thereby facilitate communication among providers and improv...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chow JS,Koning JL,Back SJ,Nguyen HT,Phelps A,Darge K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children are better served by radiologists and technical personnel trained in the care of pediatric patients. However, a variety of obstacles may limit the access of children to dedicated pediatric imaging facilities. OBJECTIVE:We designed and implemented two models for providing community-based imaging by ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ecklund K,Share JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign bodies, whether ingested, aspirated or retained in the soft tissues, are a particular hazard to pediatric patients. Ornamentation associated with the winter holidays is an uncommon source of foreign bodies in children, and many of these foreign bodies have a distinct appearance on imaging. Knowledge of these a...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Trout AT,Towbin AJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is only limited and contradictory evidence of the role of diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in the management of children with cholesteatoma. OBJECTIVE:To provide surgically controlled data that may allow to replace second-look surgery by non-echoplanar DW-MRI in children. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： von Kalle T,Amrhein P,Koitschev A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of normal appearances of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is paramount when assessing the joint for disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Reliable features defining normal TMJs in children are limited. OBJECTIVE:To establish reliable normal standards for the TMJ at magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Angenete OW,Augdal TA,Jellestad S,Rygg M,Rosendahl K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pediatric malignancies require some form of cross-sectional imaging, either for staging or response assessment. The majority of these are solid tumors and this review addresses the role of MRI, as well as other cross-sectional and functional imaging techniques, for evaluating the most common pediatric solid tumor...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Voss SD

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00