Mesenchymal Tumors
Mesenchymal Tumors Overview Mesenchymal tumors are thought to originate from precursor mesodermal cells that develop into bone, cartilage, or connective tissues, such as fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, blood vessels, and…
Histiocytic Tumors
Histiocytic Tumors Overview Histiocytic tumors are a rare heterogeneous group of tumor of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues and broadly classified into two categories: Langerhans cell histiocytosis and non-Langerhans histiocytosis….
Melanocytic Tumors
Melanocytic Tumors Overview Primary melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are rare tumors, distinct and unrelated to systemic melanoma, that can be focal or diffuse and arise from…
CNS Lymphomas
CNS Lymphomas Overview CNS lymphomas are extranodal, non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas confined to the brain and spine comprised of malignant lymph tissues. Vast majority (˜90%) are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas arising inside…
Meningiomas
Meningiomas Overview Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors in adults and comprise a group of mostly benign, slow-growing solid neoplasms that likely originated from meningothelial or arachnoid cells…
Imaging Modalities for Central Nervous System Tumors
Imaging Modalities for Central Nervous System Tumors Overview In the current state of the rapidly developing molecular genetic era of brain tumor diagnosis and classification, the imaging and clinical management…
Neonatal and Pediatric Bowel Obstruction
Pediatric bowel obstructions are one of the most common surgical emergencies in children, and imaging plays a vital role in the evaluation and diagnosis. An evidence-based and practical imaging approach…
Pediatric Vascular Malformations
Vascular malformations are commonly encountered in the pediatric population. This article reviews the imaging appearances of simple and syndromic vascular malformations in infants and children that radiologists should know and…
Pediatric Hip Disorders
Hip disorders are a wide range of conditions commonly affecting patients in the pediatric age group. Reaching an accurate diagnosis of these conditions in children may be challenging. The optimal…
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease
Childhood interstitial lung disease (ChILD) is an umbrella term encompassing a diverse group of diffuse lung diseases affecting infants and children. Although the timely and accurate diagnosis of ChILD is…
