Magnetic resonance angiography of the pediatric abdomen and pelvis.
Although abdominal and pelvic vascular disease is much less common in children than in adults, MR angiographic techniques widely used in adults can also be readily applied in the pediatric population with suspected vascular disease. MR techniques, equipment, and image analysis software are in a continual state of development and refinement. Given the advantages of MR angiography (i.e., its absence of ionizing radiation, capability to obtain images without iodinated contrast material, and limited invasiveness), the applications of MR angiography in the pediatric abdomen and pelvis are likely to continue to increase.
Strouse
Peter J
PJ
Section of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital F3503, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0252, USA. pstrouse@umich.edu
D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply*
D003287:Contrast Media