Imaging of pediatric pulmonary tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper |
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| Authors: | Paul G. Thacker Ramesh S. Iyer Erika Pace Lisa J. States R. Paul Guillerman |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;2. Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA;3. Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;4. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;5. Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | Pediatric pulmonary malignancy can be primary or metastatic, with the latter being by far the more common. With a few exceptions, there are no well-established evidence-based guidelines for imaging pediatric pulmonary malignancies, although computed tomography (CT) is used in almost all cases. The aim of this article is to provide general imaging guidelines for pediatric pulmonary malignancies, including minimum standards for cross-sectional imaging techniques and specific imaging recommendations for select entities. |
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| Keywords: | imaging pediatric thoracic tumors pleuropulmonary blastoma |
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