| Autor: |
Marcovici PA; Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, 200 W. Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103-8756, USA. pmarcovici@ucsd.edu, LoSasso BE, Kruk P, Dwek JR |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Pediatric radiology [Pediatr Radiol] 2011 Jun; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 757-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Mar 08. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s00247-011-2031-5 |
| Abstrakt: |
Pectus excavatum, the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, is both a cosmetic and functional abnormality. The degree of abnormal chest wall deformity determines its functional effect, particularly its cardiac and pulmonary impact. Although CT scanning is the most widely used cross-sectional imaging technique used to measure the Haller index, the radiation exposure is reason to seek other alternatives. At our institution, we have introduced a rapid MRI technique for this purpose, which utilizes a single-axial 2-D FIESTA acquisition. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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