Oncological imaging: tumor surveillance in children.

abstract：:We report an 8-month-old girl with portal hypertension secondary to biliary atresia. The decision to treat with TIPS was made at the age of 8 months due to recurrent variceal bleeding. The procedure was carried out with a 6-mm bare stent due to her small size. Radiological follow-up with Doppler US showed gradual sten...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chlapoutaki CE,Franchi-Abella S,Habes D,Pariente D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of neurofibromatosis in a 7-year-old boy from Greenland is presented. The patient suddenly developed a severe thoracic scoliosis because of a total luxation of the upper thoracic vertebrae caused by erosion from soft tissue tumours in the region. Tomography revealed the bone changes, and CT whole-body scanning ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Hvorslev V,Reiter S

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perigraft seroma is a rare complication of synthetic vascular grafts. We describe a new sign observed in two children who underwent computed tomography of the chest for further evaluation of seromas complicating modified Blalock-Taussig procedures in which a polytetrafluoroethylene graft was used. In both patients con...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Fink AM,Ditchfield MR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative radiologic/pathologic study of 45 newborns with primary and secondary pulmonary hypoplasia is presented and 43 cases were proven at autopsy. From 9 cases with primary pulmonary hypoplasia, 7 could be identified by 3 independent observers on chest radiographs. The roentgen criteria of primary pulmonary hypo...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Langer R,Kaufmann HJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical value of computerized body tomography (CT) was analysed in 221 consecutive examinations performed in the evaluation and surveillance of 74 children with various types of extracranial solid malignant tumours. CT was performed as part of a routine diagnostic reassessment in 104 cases and was clinically indi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Damgaard-Pedersen K,Yssing M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MRI is being increasingly used to evaluate tissue relaxation in the setting of iron overload. Diagnostic accuracy is strongly dependent upon the acquisition and analysis methods employed. Typically, a multi-echo train of relaxation data is acquired, the resulting curve is fit using a non-linear (exponential)...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Otto R,Ferguson MR,Marro K,Grinstead JW,Friedman SD

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor receptor mutations cause some of the main short-limb skeletal dysplasias and craniosynostosis syndromes, including achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, thanatophoric dysplasia, Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, and Jackson-Weiss syndrome. Much work remains to be done in unrave...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Cohen MM Jr

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-attenuation mucus plugging is a rare finding in both adults and children. When it occurs, the field of differential diagnoses is typically quite small and includes acute hemorrhage, aspiration of radiodense material, and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). The last of these three diagnoses is the most...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Morozov A,Applegate KE,Brown S,Howenstine M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review their experience with transrectal drainage of pelvic abscesses in seven children and adolescents (6-16 years old). Initial access was guided by transrectal ultrasound with an endovaginal transducer followed by fluoroscopy for placement of self-retaining catheters (8.5-10 F) using the Seldinger techn...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chung T,Hoffer FA,Lund DP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In early life, patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can have acute, life-threatening emergencies related to splenic hypofunction (overwhelming bacterial sepsis), as well as anemic crises from acute splenic sequestration because of sudden pooling of blood in the spleen. The landmark penicillin prophylaxis study in 1...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Khatib R,Rabah R,Sarnaik SA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a tumor that is rare among children, causes clinically evident hormonal disturbances. Imaging methods are used to stage disease and to plan surgical resection. OBJECTIVE:To describe the findings of the various imaging methods used to evaluate ACC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We re...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ribeiro J,Ribeiro RC,Fletcher BD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the radiological features of fungal typhlitis, a complication of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, in a child. Colonic dilatation, intramural gas and a tumour-like filling defect in the caecum were demonstrated on ultrasound and contrast enema. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kamal M,Wilkinson AG,Gibson B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiological manifestations of an unusual spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia have been observed in a girl. A peculiar epi-metaphyseal involvement that is "cone shaped epiphyses" appears to be the major feature. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Perri G,Vichi G,Pacini M,Jenuso R,Bartolozzi G,Calzolari C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of neonatal acute gastric outlet obstruction related to prostaglandin-induced gastric foveolar hyperplasia, which developed following infusion of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) for treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Abdominal distension occurred after administration of PGE1 in a cumulative dose o...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kobayashi N,Aida N,Nishimura G,Kashimura T,Ohta M,Kawataki M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The grey scale ultrasound features of 30 cases of Wilms' tumour examined using a water delay scanner are presented. Eighty-seven percent of masses were of uniform texture, with echogenicity equal to or slightly greater than that of liver with small hypo-echoic areas. There were no totally cystic tumours in the series....

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： De Campo JF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonography was performed to visualize the nonossified tarsal navicular cartilage and to demonstrate talonavicular dislocation in a seven month old infant with congenital vertical talus. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schlesinger AE,Deeney VF,Caskey PF

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is being increasingly recognized as a significant issue in children. Despite the low incidence of DVT, the risks of pulmonary embolism and death in children are significant. Post-thrombotic syndrome, a syndrome of chronic venous insufficiency, can have long-term adverse consequences in chi...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kukreja K,Gruppo R,Chima R,Ristagno R,Racadio J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an atypical leiomyoma arising in an hepatic vein and extending into the inferior vena cava and right atrium in a fourteen year old boy. US, CT and MRI facilitated diagnosis and removal of this tumor. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Dunlap HJ,Udjus K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease is a major cause of pediatric stroke. Understanding the disease that affects the brain as infarctions, both clinically apparent and silent, requires an understanding of how the blood vessels are affected, the way in which both the brain and the blood vessels are imaged by MRI and MRA and the mechan...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Zimmerman RA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of severe hydranencephaly in a term infant who presented with the following additional unique features, which were discovered on CT, MRI and MR angiography examinations: (1) occlusion of the bilateral posterior cerebral arteries, (2) absence of the occipital lobes, (3) an ovoid calcified mas...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kelly TG,Sharif UM,Southern JF,Gururajan K,Segall HD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review explores what is already understood about antenatal diagnosis of a variety of conditions,including Down syndrome, what progress has been made in this field, the role that imaging plays in the diagnostic pathway and the impact on management of pregnancies and the parental decision process. An overview of fu...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Garel L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive ovarian edema is a rare benign condition that predominantly affects childbearing women as well as preadolescent girls. It is thought to result from intermittent or partial torsion of the ovary compromising the venous and lymphatic drainage but with preserved arterial supply. The clinical features of ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Dahmoush H,Anupindi SA,Pawel BR,Chauvin NA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of problems can arise while performing MR arthrography of the shoulder. These have been well documented in the literature and range from improper patient selection to errors in technique or in the choice of imaging sequences. We present a rare case of inadvertent, painless intraosseous injection of dilute ga...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Pack JR,Jordanov MI,Block JJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four children with Type I hepatorenal glycogen storage have been studied by barium enema. All showed strikingly similar changes of a smooth-walled, slightly narrow but normal length colon without any haustration. The findings simulated colitis but the patients had either mild diarrhea or no gastrointestinal complaints...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Fellows RA,Berdon WE,Baker DH,Harris R

更新日期：1975-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP), a rare chronic renal infection in children, usually presents as high fever, pyuria and an abdominal mass. This child with clinical and radiologic evidence of osteomyelitis was not suspected of renal disease until a non-functioning kidney was discovered during a bone scan. The ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Macpherson RI,Leithiser RE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic subperiosteal hematoma of the iliac bone may present insidiously without external evidence of bleeding or go undetected in the acute setting. In some cases, the patient may come to medical attention due to femoral nerve palsy rather than hip or groin pain. In this report, we describe a case of femoral n...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Wallace M,Kruse R,Eutsler EP,Averill LW

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Gorham's disease (massive osteolysis, idiopathic osteolysis, vanishing bone disease) involving the thoracic skeleton are reported. Both patients were adolescent females with involvement of multiple ribs. Involvement of the thoracic spine and pleural effusions--unusual manifestations carrying a poor progno...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Mitchell CS,Parisi MT,Osborn RE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) now plays a central role in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and its role in other intestinal pathologies such as scleroderma is gradually expanding. MRE helps distinguish between Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, defining extent and severity. Standard MR...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Greer ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old boy was referred to the Oncology Department because of a thoracic soft-tissue mass thought to be a chest wall tumour. He had a history of grass inflorescence (Hordeum murinum) aspiration 2 weeks prior to this admission. On physical examination a tender soft-tissue mass under the right scapula and diminish...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Karagöz B,Köksal Y,Varan A,Haliloglu M,Ekinci S,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with aneurysmal bone cysts of the spine demonstrate striking similarities when examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while the plain radiographs and images on computed tomography (CT) are quite different. Gadolinium DTPA enhanced T1W images were especially helpful in the definition of the lesion...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Caro PA,Mandell GA,Stanton RP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00