title: Advanced functional thoracic imaging in children: from basic concepts to clinical applications.
abstract: The lungs and airways are organs involved in fairly complex body functions, including ventilation, perfusion, respiratory motion and gas exchange. Imaging evaluation of the pediatric thorax is challenging because involuntary, nonsynchronous respiratory motions and cardiac pulsations degrade image quality appreciably. The extraction of clinically useful functional information from noninvasive imaging methods has been realized even in children thanks to recent technical advancements in thoracic imaging modalities. In this article, advanced functional thoracic imaging techniques in children, focusing on CT and MRI, will be explored from basic concepts to clinical applications.
authors: Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, South Korea. hwgoo@amc.seoul.kr
authors: Hyun Woo
authors: HW
authors: Goo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000639:trends; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000639:trends*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000639:trends*