ArticlePediatric radiology2019
Technique, pitfalls, quality, radiation dose and findings of dynamic 4-dimensional computed tomography for airway imaging in infants and children.
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- Dynamic computed tomography for evaluation of tracheobronchomalacia in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Pediatric pulmonology · 2023Article
- Computed tomography of the airways and lungs in congenital heart disease.Pediatric radiology · 2022Review
- Accuracy and Reliability of 4D-CT and Flexible Laryngoscopy in Upper Airway Evaluation in Robin Sequence.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
- Chest Imaging for Pulmonary TB-An Update.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Visualizing the dynamics of tuberculosis pathology using molecular imaging.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2021Review
- A Delayed Anatomic Diagnosis and Management Challenge in an Initially Asymptomatic Infant With Type II Pulmonary Artery Sling: A Case Report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- [Imaging of Acute Pulmonary and Airway Diseases in Children].Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi · 2020Review
- Clinical Applications of Wide-Detector CT Scanners for Cardiothoracic Imaging: An Update.Korean journal of radiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
This retrospective review of 33 children's dynamic 4-dimensional (4-D) computed tomography (CT) images of the airways, performed using volume scanning on a 320-detector array without anaesthesia (free-breathing) and 1.4-s continuous scanning, was undertaken to report technique, pitfalls, quality, radiation doses and findings. Tracheobronchomalacia (airway diameter collapse >28%) was recorded. Age-matched routine chest CT scans and bronchograms acted as benchmarks for comparing effective dose. Pitfalls included failure to administer intravenous contrast, pull back endotracheal tubes and/or remove nasogastric tubes. Twenty-two studies (67%) were diagnostic. Motion artefact was present in 16 (48%). Mean effective dose: dynamic 4-D CT 1.0 mSv; routine CT chest, 1.0 mSv, and bronchograms, 1.4 mSv. Dynamic 4-D CT showed tracheobronchomalacia in 20 patients (61%) and cardiovascular abnormalities in 12 (36%). Fourteen children (70%) with tracheobronchomalacia were managed successfully by optimising conservative management, 5 (25%) underwent surgical interventions and 1 (5%) died from the presenting disorder.
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