Should intravenous contrast be used for chest CT in children with nonlymphomatous extrathoracic malignancies?
Intravenous contrast for thoracic CT examinations did not help in the staging of 75 consecutive pediatric patients with extrathoracic malignancies. Thirteen developed pulmonary metastases. In three of four children with hilar or mediastinal metastatic adenopathy, the abnormal lymph nodes were seen on the plain chest radiographs as well as the CT.
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Department of Radiology Section of Pediatric Radiology C. S. Mott Children's Hospital 1500 E. Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252, USA.
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D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media