abstract：BACKGROUND:Achalasia is a disorder of oesophageal motility and is rare in children. The mainstay of therapy has been surgery with its attendant complications and long postoperative stay. Treatment by hydrostatic balloon dilatation, a less morbid procedure, has not found much favour. OBJECTIVE:To review the overall eff...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Upadhyaya M,Fataar S,Sajwany MJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paediatric post-traumatic cortical defects, although rare, are predominately seen affecting the distal radius following a greenstick or torus fracture. We review the literature and present a further two cases supported by CT and MRI. Images from an acute greenstick fracture are also presented to help understand the pa...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Roach RT,Cassar-Pullicino V,Summers BN

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the CT and MRI findings of an 8-day-old infant with an infected cephalhaematoma complicated by skull osteomyelitis, venous sinus thrombosis and left cerebellar haemorrhage. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Chan MS,Wong YC,Lau SP,Lau KY,Ou Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of lateral decubitus high-resolution CT (HRCT) in detecting air trapping in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:HRCT scans of 21 children with heterogeneous lung attenuation caused by air trapping (n = 10) or with infiltrative lung disease (n = 11) were reviewed retrospectively. The...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Choi SJ,Choi BK,Kim HJ,Lee SH,Choi SH,Park SJ,Goo HW,Lee JS,Yoon CH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant tumours of the stomach are very rare in children, most being lymphomas and sarcomas. The majority of primary gastric lymphomas are high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and are of B-cell origin. However, a significant number are low-grade B-cell lymphomas that are derived from mucosa-associated lymphoid...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kurugoglu S,Mihmanli I,Celkan T,Aki H,Aksoy H,Korman U

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramuscular myxoma (IM) is a true mesenchymal benign tumour which is rare in both adults and children. In children, it most commonly affects the heart, mandible or maxilla. We report a 5-year-old child with IM presenting as a posterolateral neck mass and review the literature. IM, although very rare, should be inclu...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Crankson SJ,Al Namshan M,Al Mane K,Bamefleh H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Food allergy may be partly due to impairment of the intestinal barrier and is frequently associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) in early life. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether bowel wall thickening, as demonstrated by US, is useful for the identification of food allergy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We used US to s...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kino M,Kojima T,Yamamoto A,Sasal M,Taniuchi S,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a neonate with a duodenal web demonstrating the windsock appearance on US. In neonates, duodenal web is rare and its windsock appearance is also rarely seen. The windsock sign of duodenal web has been a well-known finding on upper gastrointestinal series. The corresponding windsock appearance may be demonstr...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Yoon CH,Goo HW,Kim EA,Kim KS,Pi SY

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atlas anomalies in terms of clefts and aplasia are rare. They can sometimes simulate fractures and need further evaluation. Imaging in terms of CT and MR can help resolve diagnostic confusion and also outline associated neurological involvement. A rare anomaly of anterior and posterior atlas arch, previously unclassif...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Hosalkar HS,Gerardi JA,Shaw BA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Presently, the only sonographic parameters used to follow puberty in girls are size and morphology of the uterus and ovaries. Doppler of the uterine artery appears a useful complementary parameter to follow puberty. OBJECTIVE:To determine the potential contribution of Doppler evaluation of the uterine arter...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Ziereisen F,Heinrichs C,Dufour D,Saerens M,Avni EF

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I causes a fulminant necrotising meningoencephalitis distinguished from other encephalitides by its focal and often haemorrhagic nature. Specific antiviral therapy with acyclovir can significantly improve the prognosis. We present MRI findings of two cases of herpes simplex encephalitis...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lee JW,Kim IO,Kim WS,Yeon KM,Lee HJ,Hwang YS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 29-month-old girl with osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis (OS-CS), who showed several unusual manifestations, including short stature, muscular hypotonia, short lingual frenulum, an accessory ear and a granuloma at the oral edge. The most unusual distressing finding was severe cervical kyphosis wit...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kondoh T,Yoshinaga M,Matsumoto T,Takayanagi T,Uetani M,Kubota T,Nishimura G,Moriuchi H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of inversion-ligation appendectomy is used by some surgeons to eliminate the risk of peritoneal contamination as the result of incidental appendectomy during an otherwise clean surgical procedure. In most cases, the intussuscepted appendix necroses and sloughs into the cecum after several days. We presen...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： McCarville MB,Ross MB,Rao BN,Furman WL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aberrant cervical thymus is an uncommon entity to be considered in the differential diagnosis of neck masses in children, so a preoperative diagnosis has rarely been made. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the ultrasound features of aberrant cervical thymus and determine if recognition o...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Han BK,Yoon HK,Suh YL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nuss procedure has succeeded in minimizing incisions, blood loss, sternal fracturing, operating room time, recovery time, and length of hospital stay. Knowledge of the pre- and postoperative radiologic considerations is essential in providing appropriate imaging support to the surgeons performing this innovative, ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Sidden CR,Katz ME,Swoveland BC,Nuss D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic lung disease (CLD) in premature infants shows a variable clinical course with different radiological manifestations. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the correlation between parameters of trans-membrane permeability [albumin/secretory component (SC)] and oxidative stress [malondialdehyde (MDA)/SC] in tracheal ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schrod L,Neuhaus T,Horwitz AE,Speer CP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain is becoming clinically available as a tool to investigate cerebral ischaemia. We report a newborn girl presenting with seizures in whom diffusion-weighted MRI showed a large hyperintensity in the area perfused by the left middle cerebral artery. Short-term neurological follow-up bef...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Lövblad KO,Ruoss K,Guzman R,Schroth G,Fusch C

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluoroscopy is an important, sometimes vital radiological procedure in paediatric patients with high variability in frequency and technique. OBJECTIVE:To obtain data on paediatric fluoroscopy practice in Europe using a simple questionnaire mailed to 191 children's hospitals. RESULTS:Eighty-eight radiology ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Schneider K,Krüger-Stollfuss I,Ernst G,Kohn MM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 25-week fetus with lethal Ellis-van Creveld syndrome who was diagnosed prenatally from the US detection of a narrow chest, postaxial polydactyly of the hands, short acro-/mesomelic limbs and a ventricular septal defect. The postnatal radiographic features of the skeleton confirmed the diagnosis. Literature...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Sergi C,Voigtländer T,Zoubaa S,Hentze S,Meyberg-Solomeyer G,Troeger J,Tariverdian G,Otto HF,Schiesser M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old girl presented with a cerebral malignant ectomesenchymoma (MEM), a very unusual tumour with undifferentiated mesenchymal as well as ectodermal elements. Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) was performed during the diagnostic workup. The recurrent residual tumour mass was exactly visualized with SRS,...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Papós M,Pekrun A,Herms JW,Behr TM,Meller J,Rustenbeck HH,Kretzschmar HA,Becker W

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour in the kidney is a rare entity with high malignant potential. The distinctive demographic, clinical and radiological findings, as described in the present case, should suggest this aggressive tumour in the differential diagnosis of renal neoplasms in adolescents. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Doerfler O,Reittner P,Groell R,Ratscheck M,Trummer H,Szolar D

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a Japanese boy, who is considered as having Patterson-Lowry rhizomelic dysplasia, a rare, as yet undefined, skeletal dysplasia. The diagnosis was warranted by the constellation of skeletal abnormalities - mild platyspondyly, hypoplastic ilia, broad proximal femora with prominent lesser trochanters, mild brac...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kamoda T,Nakajima R,Matsui A,Nishimura G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) is an osteochondrodysplasia characterized clinically by mild short stature and early-onset degenerative joint disease and radiographically by epiphyseal hypoplasia/dysplasia. MED is genetically heterogeneous, with autosomal dominant cases resulting from mutations in at least three g...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Unger SL,Briggs MD,Holden P,Zabel B,Ala-Kokko L,Paassilta P,Lohiniva J,Rimoin DL,Lachman RS,Cohn DH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of cystic metastases to the liver from a peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour in a child. Ultrasound and CT appearances are described with a discussion on the histological findings and the differential diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Shah BK,McHugh K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of fungus balls within the collecting system is an important clue to the radiological diagnosis of genitourinary candidiasis. In this report, an 8-month-old infant with this opportunistic infection is described. Emphasis is placed on the radiological findings of renal candidiasis, including previously unr...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Erden A,Fitoz S,Karagülle T,Tükel S,Akyar S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The filamin-1 (FLN-1) gene is responsible for periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH), which is an X-linked dominant neuronal migration disorder. OBJECTIVE:To review the clinical and imaging findings in a series of patients with documented filamin-1 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Poussaint TY,Fox JW,Dobyns WB,Radtke R,Scheffer IE,Berkovic SF,Barnes PD,Huttenlocher PR,Walsh CA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 4-year-old girl with an inflammatory pseudotumour of the pancreas, which was preceded by varicella-zoster infection. Inflammatory pseudotumour may involve a variety of tissues, the lungs and liver being typical sites of predilection. Imaging and laboratory tests are nonspecific, and for this reason the d...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Slavotinek JP,Bourne AJ,Sage MR,Freeman JK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease is usually made in neonates but often considered in older infants and children with constipation: these children may be referred for barium enema. Since it is widely accepted that a normal barium enema does not exclude Hirschsprung's disease, some children, after a nor...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Reid JR,Buonomo C,Moreira C,Kozakevich H,Nurko SJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine normal resistive index (RI) values for term neonates during the first day of life as part of an ongoing prospective study of RI values in term infants with perinatal asphyxia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty normal term neonates underwent cranial sonography and Doppler du...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Allison JW,Faddis LA,Kinder DL,Roberson PK,Glasier CM,Seibert JJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The unicameral bone cyst (UBC) is a common cystic bone lesion seen in children. We review and summarize its MR findings, focusing on their appearance following contrast enhancement, and correlating them to known histologic features of UBC. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review of 20 cases (13 boys, 7 g...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Margau R,Babyn P,Cole W,Smith C,Lee F

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the extent to which intracranial pressure (ICP) in children after severe brain trauma can be determined by cranial CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two experienced paediatric radiologists, without any knowledge of the clinical symptoms, evaluated 124 CT scans from 65 children (average age 5.4 years) who ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Hirsch W,Beck R,Behrmann C,Schobess A,Spielmann RP

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous drainage to the portal vein in pulmonary sequestration is rare. A 7-month-old girl was referred to our hospital following surgery for ventricular septal defect because of a left upper abdominal mass with a large feeding artery from the abdominal aorta and venous drainage to the portal vein. She had had frequent...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Kamata S,Sawai T,Nose K,Hasagawa T,Nakajima K,Soh H,Okada A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common systemic disorders that cause cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in children include dehydration, trauma, infection and haematological diseases. No cause for CVT is identified in one quarter of all cases. We report a child with thalamic infarcts due to internal CVT who had congenital heterozygous protein-C defici...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Sipahi T,Uner C,Yildiz YT,Akar N

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awareness and preparedness to handle sedation, analgesia, and contrast-media complications are key in the daily radiology practice. OBJECTIVE:The purpose is to create a computerized simulator (PC-Windows-based) that uses a graphical interface to reproduce critical incidents in pediatric and adult patients u...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Medina LS,Racadio JM,Schwid HA

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:A new children's hospital provided the impetus to investigate radiation dose and image quality in a fluoroscope that was specially engineered for pediatric fluoroscopy. Radiation protection management recommends radiation exposures that are as low as reasonably achievable, while still maintaining diagnostic ...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Brown PH,Thomas RD,Silberberg PJ,Johnson LM

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiopericytoma (HP) is a rare vascular tumor that usually occurs in adults, but 10% occur in children. Tumors occurring in the first year of life are even more rare and are referred to as infantile hemangiopericytoma. In this article, we report the imaging, operative, and pathological findings in a patient with an...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Cole JC,Naul LG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenatal detection of mesoblastic nephroma by US is possible. Reviewing the literature, we found 19 previously reported cases, only 1 of which underwent prenatal MRI. We present a further case diagnosed by US and confirmed with MRI. The imaging findings and differential diagnoses are discussed. Early and correct dete...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Irsutti M,Puget C,Baunin C,Duga I,Sarramon MF,Guitard J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Questionnaires (984) were submitted to pediatric radiologists to determine how often odontoid fractures were missed on lateral views and detected on open-mouth odontoid views in children under 5 years. Other questions relating to imaging protocols of the odontoid also were included, and there were 432 respon...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Swischuk LE,John SD,Hendrick EP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is strong evidence that imaging with ultrasound and CT can be of substantial diagnostic value in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children, but there is limited information of the impact of imaging on the management of these patients and its possible effect on surgical findings. OBJECTIVE:We stu...

journal_title：Pediatric radiology

authors： Karakas SP,Guelfguat M,Leonidas JC,Springer S,Singh SP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00