Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Thoracic Masses in Children

Large chest masses in two young children were evaluated using thoracic computed tomography (CT). Air was identified within the mass four days before it was visible on the plain roentgenograms in one patient. Rapid injection of contrast material with CT scanning demonstrated that the pulmonary blood...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 246; no. 1; pp. 65 - 67
Main Authors:	Shurin, Susan B, Haaga, John R, Wood, Robert E, Ittleman, Frank P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 03-07-1981
Subjects:	Child, Preschool Diagnosis, Differential Female Haemophilus Infections - diagnosis Haemophilus influenzae - isolation & purification Humans Infant Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Male Sputum - microbiology Thoracic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	Large chest masses in two young children were evaluated using thoracic computed tomography (CT). Air was identified within the mass four days before it was visible on the plain roentgenograms in one patient. Rapid injection of contrast material with CT scanning demonstrated that the pulmonary blood flow passed through the mass, instead of being displaced by it, in the other child. Thus, both lesions were identified as originating in the pulmonary parenchyma rather than in the mediastinum.(JAMA 1981;246:65-67)
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.1981.03320010045030