title: Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of pediatric tracheobronchial tree.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Bank
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gussack
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: 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*