Agreement between magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the postnatal evaluation of congenital lung malformations: a pilot study.

Salvatore ZirpoliAlice Marianna MunariAlessandra PrimolevoMarco ScarabelloSara CostanzoAndrea FarolfiGianluca ListaElena ZoiaGian Vincenzo ZuccottiGiovanna RiccipetitoniAndrea Righini

Published in: European radiology (2019)

• Congenital lung malformations (CLMs) can be effectively studied by MRI avoiding radiation exposure. • Crucial features of CLM have similar appearance when comparing CT with MRI. • MRI performs very well in CLM except for aberrant vessel detection and characterization.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography
dual energy
preterm infants
image quality
pet ct