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Magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric neck: an overview
Karuna V Shekdar1, David M Mirsky, Ken Kazahaya
1Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 324 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. shekdar@email.chop.edu
Abstract:
Evaluation of neck lesions in the pediatric population can be a diagnostic challenge, for which magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is extremely valuable. This article provides an overview of the value and utility of MR imaging in the evaluation of pediatric neck lesions, addressing what the referring clinician requires from the radiologist. Concise descriptions and illustrations of MR imaging findings of commonly encountered pathologic entities in the pediatric neck, including abnormalities of the branchial apparatus, thyroglossal duct anomalies, and neoplastic processes, are given. An approach to establishing a differential diagnosis is provided, and critical points of information are summarized.
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