The diagnosis of abdominal neuroblastoma: relative roles of ultrasonography, CT, and MRI.
Abdominal neuroblastoma is reviewed in terms of its diagnosis, including in utero, at birth, and through infancy into childhood. Age at diagnosis remains the best predictor of survival, with infants under 1 year of age having almost 100% cure. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the recommended diagnostic modalities to stage the abdominal primary, although computed tomography (CT) (including myelography) is still widely and efficiently used. Examples are given of each stage.
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Department of Pediatric Radiology, Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York 10032.
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Abramson
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Garvin
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000367:Age Factors; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography