Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of pediatric tracheobronchial tree.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the airway has recently emerged as a diagnostic tool for evaluating tracheobronchial obstruction in pediatric patients. Computer-assisted reconstructions of transaxial images have enabled three-dimensional reconstructions of the airway to be manipulated in any plane and visualized in relation to adjacent anatomical structures. Eight patients in whom magnetic resonance imaging was used to diagnose a variety of airway obstructive lesions are presented. A protocol for the evaluation of pediatric tracheobronchial obstruction is presented, with the role of three dimensionally reconstructed MR imaging emphasized.
Donnelly
K J
KJ
Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Bank
E R
ER
Parks
W J
WJ
Gussack
G S
GS
Davenport
P
P
Todd
N W
NW
Shepherd
S
S
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*