Assessment of lung function in children by cross-sectional imaging: techniques and clinical applications.
Imaging techniques are indispensable for diagnosis and follow-up of paediatric pulmonary diseases. In the past, interest was focused on morphological aspects of pulmonary tissue. With the development of novel CT and MRI techniques, functional pulmonary imaging became available. In this review, the new techniques of cross-sectional functional imaging of the lung are presented and the value of these methods for investigating paediatric pulmonary diseases and their potential clinical applications are discussed.
Puderbach
Michael
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Department of Radiology (E010), German Cancer Research Centre, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. m.puderbach@dkfz.de
Kauczor
Hans-Ulrich
HU
D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media