1) Review the current imaging technique for evaluating congenital and acquired large airways diseases in infants and children. 2) Learn important clinical aspects and characteristic imaging features of various common and uncommon large airways diseases in pediatric patients. 3) Discuss key imaging findings which allow differentiation among various large airways diseases in infants and children.
Large airway diseases have variable clinical presentations and imaging appearance in infants and children. Understanding characteristic imaging appearance of various large airway diseases is paramount for correct diagnosis and proper patient management. In this presentation, the current imaging techniques for evaluating congenital and acquired large airways diseases in infants and children are reviewed. Important clinical aspects, characteristic imaging features, and key points that allow differentiation among various large airways diseases that occur in a diverse spectrum of conditions including congenital anomalies, neoplasm, infection, and acquired cause such as tracheobronchial stricture, are highlighted.
Lee, E,
Congenital and Acquired Disorders of the Large Airways in the Pediatric Population. Radiological Society of North America 2011 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 2, 2011 ,Chicago IL.
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