MRI for the evaluation of pectus excavatum
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Peter A. Marcovici & Barry E. LoSasso & Peter Kruk & Jerry R. Dwek
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Pectus excavatum, the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, is both a cosmetic and functional abnormality. The degree of abnormal chest wall deformity determines its functional effect, particularly its cardiac and pulmonary impact. Although CT scanning is the most widely used cross-sectional imaging technique used to measure the Haller index, the radiation exposure is reason to seek other alternatives. At our institution, we have introduced a rapid MRI technique for this purpose, which utilizes a single-axial 2-D FIESTA acquisition.
Pediatr Radiol (2011) 41:757–758 DOI 10.1007/s00247-011-2031-5 Received: 4 November 2010 / Revised: 30 December 2010 / Accepted: 5 January 2011 / Published online: 8 March 2011
