MR imaging in pediatric airway obstruction.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the trachea was performed in 27 children with congenital tracheal narrowing. The diagnoses included aortic arch anomalies (n = 7), innominate artery compression (n = 13), pulmonary artery compression (n = 5), and tracheomalacia (n = 2). Demonstration of the trachea and the surrounding tissue and vessels on MR images allowed the evaluation of the cause of tracheal compression and the degree and location of collapse. Patients were examined with MR imaging if the cause of airway obstruction was still unclear after bronchoscopy. It is concluded that MR imaging is a well suited modality for characterizing tracheal narrowing without using ionizing radiation or intravenous contrast medium.
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
182
Last Page
186
ISSN
0363-8715
Published In/Presented At
Vogl, T., Wilimzig, C., Bilaniuk, L. T., Hofmann, U., Hofmann, D., Dresel, S., & Lissner, J. (1990). MR imaging in pediatric airway obstruction. Journal of computer assisted tomography, 14(2), 182–186. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-199003000-00004
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
2312844
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article