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Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology 13/2022

24.09.2022 | Minisymposium: Pediatric cardiovascular CT

Computed tomography for aortic assessment in children

verfasst von: Lindsay M. Griffin

Erschienen in: Pediatric Radiology | Ausgabe 13/2022

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Abstract

Because the aorta is the major vessel of the body, basic knowledge of aortic pathology is essential to the pediatric imager. This review divides aortic pathology into anatomical (e.g., congenital abnormalities) and acquired (e.g., vasculitis, trauma) entities, providing a brief description of pathology, technical considerations in CT acquisition and processing, and some pearls and pitfalls of interpretation. The objective of this paper is to familiarize general pediatric imagers with imaging features of common as well as high-impact aortic pathology on CT and prepare them for acquisition and reporting.
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Metadaten
Titel
Computed tomography for aortic assessment in children
verfasst von
Lindsay M. Griffin
Publikationsdatum
24.09.2022
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Pediatric Radiology / Ausgabe 13/2022
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-022-05501-9

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