Retroperitoneal MR imaging in children.
A wide range of pediatric diseases involve the retroperitoneum and require imaging for evaluation. This article reviews the clinical aspects and MR imaging appearances of these diseases and describes how MR imaging can be used to evaluate the retroperitoneum in children.
Meyer
J S
JS
Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*