Updates on MRI Evaluation of Pediatric Large Airways

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 May;208(5):971-981. doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.17132. Epub 2017 Feb 15.

Abstract

Objective: The purposes of this article are to present a practical approach to imaging of common congenital and acquired diseases of the pediatric large airways with MRI and to describe the imaging findings.

Conclusion: High-quality MRI of the airways is an increasingly feasible alternative to conventional radiography, fluoroscopy, and CT in the evaluation of many diseases of the pediatric large airways.

Keywords: MRI; airways; pediatric patients.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Artifacts
  • Child
  • Conscious Sedation
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / congenital*
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Contrast Media