Part 2 book “Pediatric chest imaging” has contents: Congenital and acquired mediastinal vascular disorders in children, acute chest diseases - infection and trauma, pediatric tuberculosis, pulmonary and extrathymic mediastinal tumors, diffuse lung disease, and other contents. | Congenital and Acquired Mediastinal Vascular Disorders in Children Monica Epelman, Oleksandr Kondrachuk, Ricardo Restrepo, and Edward Y. Lee Contents 1 Abstract Congenital thoracic vascular anomalies may involve the thoracic aorta and its branches, pulmonary arteries and veins, as well as the thoracic systemic veins. Technical improvements in multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), now allow for the noninvasive preoperative and postoperative imaging evaluation of the majority of these anomalies. The addition of 3D imaging provides comprehensive 3D displays for real-time and interactive interpretation and treatment guidance (Hellinger et al. 2011; Kondrachuk et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2010). In this chapter, the current imaging techniques of MDCT and MRI are reviewed, followed by a discussion on the commonly encountered thoracic congenital and acquired mediastinal vascular anomalies in pediatric patients. Introduction 241 2 Imaging Techniques 242 Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography. 242 Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Magnetic Resonance Angiography 242 3 Spectrum of Imaging Findings 243 Congenital Mediastinal Vascular Anomalies . 243 Acquired Mediastinal Vascular Abnormalities 258 References 262 1 M. Epelman Department of Radiology, Nemours Children’s Hospital, 13535 Nemours Parkway, Orlando 32827, Florida O. Kondrachuk Department of Radiology, Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, 28/1 Chornovola Street, Kyiv 01135, Ukraine R. Restrepo Department of Radiology, Miami Children’s Hospital, 2100 SW 62nd Avenue,
