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Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Thoracic Masses in Children FREE

Susan B. Shurin, MD; John R. Haaga, MD; Robert E. Wood, MD; Frank P. Ittleman, MD
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JAMA. 1981;246(1):65-67. doi:10.1001/jama.1981.03320010045030
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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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Wood RE, Sherman JM:  Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy . Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1980;; 89:414-416.
Rose RW, Ward BH:  Spherical pneumonias in children simulating pulmonary and mediastinal masses . Radiology 1973;;106:179-182.
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Filler RM, Simpson JS, Ein SH:  Mediastinal masses in infants and children . Pediatr Clin North Am 1979;;26:677-690.
Wood RE, Sherman JM:  Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy . Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1980;; 89:414-416.
Rose RW, Ward BH:  Spherical pneumonias in children simulating pulmonary and mediastinal masses . Radiology 1973;;106:179-182.
Brook I, Finegold SM:  Bacteriology and therapy of lung abscess in children . J Pediatr 1979;;94:10-12.
Perlman LV, Lerner E, D'Esopo N:  Clinical classification and analysis of 97 cases of lung abscess . Am Rev Respir Dis 1969;;99:390-398.
Bartlett JG, Gorbach SL, Tally FP, et al:  Bacteriology and treatment of primary lung abscess . Am Rev Respir Dis 1974;;109:510-518.
Soto E, Silverio J:  Report of five children with Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia: Resistance to ampicillin must always be looked for . Clin Pediatr 1976;;15:419-421.
Abrams HL, McNeil BJ:  Medical implications of computerized tomography ('CAT scanning') . N Engl J Med 1978;;298:255-261, 310-318.
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