Liver, Bile Ducts, and Gallbladder Andrew T. Trout Daniel B. Wallihan Alexander J. Towbin Daniel J. Podberesky INTRODUCTION Imaging plays a crucial role in the assessment of disorders of the…

Diaphragm Mark C. Liszewski Pedro Daltro Celia Ferrari Gloria Soto Giordani Fred E. Avni Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION The diaphragm is a musculofibrous structure that separates the thoracic and abdominal…

Chest Wall Dawn R. Engelkemier Peter G. Kruk John Naheedy Yeun-Chung Chang Pilar Dies-Suarez Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION Pediatric chest wall lesions are common. Abnormalities may arise from any component…

Mediastinum Paul G. Thacker Kushaljit S. Sodhi I. Nimala A. Gooneratne Claudio Fonda Pierluigi Ciet Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION The mediastinum represents the intrathoracic compartment bounded by the sternum anteriorly,…

Heart Lorna P. Browne Edward Y. Lee Oleksandr Kondrachuk Marielle V. Fortier Zhu Ming Cynthia K. Rigsby INTRODUCTION In recent years, congenital and acquired forms of cardiac disease have been…

Great Vessels Monica Epelman Pilar Garcia-Pena Eric J. Chong Barboza Magdalena Gormsen Fatma Hamza Makame Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION Congenital and acquired thoracic vascular abnormalities involve the thoracic aorta and…

Airway Evan J. Zucker Supika Kritsaneepaiboon Omolola M. Atalabi Ricardo Restrepo Yumin Zhong Sally A. Vogel Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION Airway disease is common in the pediatric population, and imaging…

Pleura Rama S. Ayyala Shunsuke Nosaka Khalid Khashoggi Janina M. Patsch Zaleha Abdul Manaf Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION In children, various pathologic disorders can affect the pleura and the pleural…

Vertebral Column Esperanza Pacheco-Jacome Kevin R. Moore Sara O. Vargas L. Santiago Medina INTRODUCTION Comprehensive imaging evaluation and characterization of vertebral column disorders is essential in the pediatric population. Proper…

Spinal Cord Benjamin T. Haverkamp Peter Winningham Winnie C. Chu Lisa H. Hutchison Paul G. Thacker INTRODUCTION A variety of disorders affect the pediatric spine. Many present with serious acute…