title: Cystic mediastinal lesions in children: evaluation by magnetic resonance and conventional imaging.
abstract: The signals obtained from mediastinal cystic lesions in children by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been analysed. The advantages and pitfalls in establishing the final diagnosis by MRI are compared to the conventional radiographic technique and to computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Radiology, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kornreich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Horev
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grunebaum
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed