10.1055/b-0035-122522 6 MediastinumIngmar Gassner and Gisela Schweigmann Ultrasound of the mediastinum is particularly useful to delineate anomalies of the mediastinum and great vessels, evaluate masses in children with mediastinal widening,…
10.1055/b-0035-122534 18 Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures: Biopsy and DrainageAlex Barnacle and Derek Roebuck Ultrasound (US) guidance is ideal for most interventional procedures in children because it provides high-resolution, real-time imaging without…
10.1055/b-0035-122518 2 Physics and ArtifactsRob Peters Ultrasound imaging is a popular imaging technique in clinical practice. It has been used for over 6 decades. Medical ultrasound is relatively inexpensive, noninvasive,…
10.1055/b-0035-122517 1 Examining the Child and Creating a Child-Friendly EnvironmentAnne Smets A pediatric radiology department welcomes children between 0 and 18 years of age who are sick or wounded, accompanied…
10.1055/b-0035-122302 11 Metabolic Imaging: MR SpectroscopyIsabella M. Björkman-Burtscher and Pia C. Sundgren 11.1 Introduction Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allows noninvasive detection and measurement of clinically relevant metabolites in the brain…
10.1055/b-0035-122305 14 It’s Not Just the Tumor: CNS Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Cerebrovascular Complications of Cancers It’s Not Just the Tumor: Syndromes and ComplicationsPrashant Nagpal and Rajan Jain 14.1 Introduction A…
10.1055/b-0035-122304 13 It’s Not Just the Tumor: Treatment EffectsBrent Griffith and Rajan Jain 13.1 Introduction Imaging plays a major role in monitoring brain tumor patients; however, assessment of treatment response…
10.1055/b-0035-122309 18 On the Horizon: Going Beyond Conventional MR Contrast AgentsJosep Puig and Wilson B. Chwang 18.1 Why We Need More Than What Is Available In patients with brain tumors,…
10.1055/b-0035-122310 19 On the Horizon: Molecular ImagingSanath Kumar, Meser M. Ali, and Ali S. Arbab 19.1 Introduction The majority of brain tumors are metastatic and half of them are from…
