Heart and Great Vessels: Congenital Heart Disease
10.1055/b-0034-87856 Heart and Great Vessels: Congenital Heart Disease CHD has an incidence of approximately 8 per 1000 live births; the 10 most common entities account for 80% of all cases…
Mediastinum: The Hilum
10.1055/b-0034-87854 Mediastinum: The Hilum The hilum encompasses the root of the lung and consists of the major pulmonary vessels, bronchial walls, and lymph nodes. Hilar enlargement in children may be…
Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiac Tumors
10.1055/b-0034-87857 Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiac Tumors In the pediatric age group, primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare; a prevalence of 0.0017 to 0.28% in autopsy series has been reported….
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted MR Imaging: Theory, Quantitative Aspects, and Practical Implementation
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted MR Imaging: Theory, Quantitative Aspects, and Practical Implementation Henrik Bo Wiberg Larsson, MD, PhD Thomas Fritz Hansen, MD ▪ Introduction Dynamic contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI (DCE-MRI) is relative…
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion CT: Basics of Mathematical Tracer Kinetic Models and Applications
Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion CT: Basics of Mathematical Tracer Kinetic Models and Applications Kenya Murase, PhD ▪ Introduction Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT (DCE-CT) acquires CT images serially after the administration of intravenous…
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Clinical Applications
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: Clinical Applications Harshawn Malhi, MD Raymond Azab, MD Vinay Duddalwar, MD, FRCR Edward G. Grant, MD, FACR ▪ Introduction The clinical application of non cardiac contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)…
Ultrasound Perfusion Imaging: Techniques and Analytical Methods
Ultrasound Perfusion Imaging: Techniques and Analytical Methods Emilio Quaia, MD ▪ Introduction The ability to accurately quantify tissue perfusion—blood flow equalized for the volume or weight of the perfused tissue…
Arterial Spin-Labeled MR Perfusion Imaging Techniques
Arterial Spin-Labeled MR Perfusion Imaging Techniques Francesca B. Pizzini, MD, PhD Marion Smits, MD, PhD Roman Wesolowski, PhD Eng Michael Chapell, PhD Rolf Jager, MD Henri J. M. M. Mutsaerts,…
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: CT Applications
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: CT Applications Brian S. H. Ko, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACP James D. Cameron, MBBS, MD Dennis T. L. Wong, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Sujith K. Seneviratne, MBBS,…
Pediatric Applications of Perfusion Ultrasound
Pediatric Applications of Perfusion Ultrasound Karl Muchantef, MD Thomas Scholbach, Dr. med. habil Ricardo Faingold, MD ▪ Introduction Knowledge of blood flow and tissue perfusion can influence clinical decisions and…
