Low-Dose MDCT and Virtual Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Patients with Foreign Body Aspiration

Abstract

Evaluation of foreign body aspiration of the airway in children can be accomplished by using a low-tube-current MDCT protocol. It may be useful both in showing the exact location of a foreign body before bronchoscopy and in ruling out a foreign body in patients with a low level of suspicion and normal or nonspecific findings on chest radiography.

The efficiency of physical examination and radiography findings for diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in children

“…Opak olan cisimler radyografide görülebilirler, bunların dışında en sık radyografi bulguları havalanma artışı, atelektazi ve konsolidasyondur (14) . Ancak yapılan çalışmalarda yabancı cisim saptanan olguların %16-34'ünün akciğer grafileri normal olarak değerlendirilmiştir (2,13,15,16) . Bizim de yabancı cisim saptadığımız olgularımızın yarısından fazlasında radyografi bulguları olağan olarak değerlendirildi.…”

An Interesting Case of Aspiration In a Patient With Asthma

“…The first test to be done in case of a suspicion of a foreign body aspiration is chest X-ray which has a sensitivity of 60%-85% and specificity of 52%-68% [11,12]. Posteroanterior chest X-ray has a sensitivity of 75%-97% [13][14].…”

A preoperative evaluation for neo-infantile liver tumors using a three-dimensional reconstruction of multidetector row CT

“…There have been several studies dealing with complicated cardiac anomalies (5), vascular diseases (6), respiratory diseases (7,8), or anorectal malformations (9). However, there have so far been very few studies involving pediatric neoplastic diseases, in particular, regarding liver tumors (10,11).…”