Evaluation of Pediatric Thoracic Disorders: Comparison of Unenhanced Fast-Imaging-Sequence 1.5-T MRI and Contrast-Enhanced MDCT

GÖRKEM S. B., COŞKUN A., Yikilmaz A., Zurakowski D., Mulkern R. V., Lee E. Y.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, vol.200, no.6, pp.1352-1357, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 200 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.2214/ajr.12.9502
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1352-1357
  • Keywords: MDCT, MRI, pediatric patients, thoracic disorders, MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, CONGENITAL LUNG ANOMALIES, OF-THE-ART, VASCULAR ANOMALIES, PULMONARY NODULES, CT EVALUATION, 3D IMAGES, CHILDREN, RADIATION, RISK
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of thoracic MRI with fast imaging sequences without contrast administration at 1.5 T for evaluating thoracic abnormalities by comparing MRI findings with contrast-enhanced MDCT findings.