Pediatric MR Body Imaging

Gunther Schneider is specialized in MR Imaging since more than 12 years. Several books and book contributions in the field of MRI, general imaging of children. The University Hospital of Saarland is a center for treatment of malignant tumors in childhood. One of the authors, Norbert Graf, is the Head of the Dept. of Pediatric Oncology and is responsible for the German Wilms-Tumor study

Section I Head and Neck Imaging: Dorsal. Para/prevertebral.- Midline. Pharyngeal/parapharyngeal. Thyroid/parathyroid.- Lateral. Lymph nodes. Vascular/lymphatic malformations. Branchial cleft cysts. Section II Chest: Anterioro mediastinal masses. Thymic lesions. Teratoid lesions. Thyroid tumor / goiter. Lymph nodes. Abscess. Lymph- / Haemangioma / cystic hygroma.- Middle mediastinal masses. Hiatal hernia. Vascular lesions. Pericardial cyst. Forgut cysts. Lymph nodes. Neoplastic adenopathyLymphoma. Inflammatory adenopathy. Primary tumors.- Posterior mediastinal masses. Neurogenic tumors. Lymph- / Haemangioma. Mesenchymal tumors. Lymphoma. Inflammation. Foregut cysts. Vascular masses. Other masses/pseudomasses.- Chest wall lesions. Benign. Malignant. Section III Abdomen: Liver. Focal liver lesions. Diffuse liver disease. Biliary system.- Spleen. Focal splenic lesions. Diffuse splenic disease.- Pancreas. Focal lesions. Parenchymal abnormalities.- Retroperitoneal tumors. Benign. Malignant.- Section IV Genitourinary: Kidney. Congenital abnormalities. Multicystic renal disease. Renal Masses.- Adrenals. Adrenal hemorrhage in the newborn. Adrenal medullary disease. Adrenal cortical disease. Myelolipoma. Metastasis. Adrenal cyst.- Uterus. Uterine anomalies. Vaginal atresia. Vaginal agenesis.- Ovaries. Benign. Malignant.- Testis. Maldescensus. Testicular torsion. Tumors.- Bladder. Benign. Malignant.- Section V Soft tissue tumors: Benign. Vascular tumors. Solid tumors.- Malignant. Fibrosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Synovial sarcoma. Angiomatoid MFH. Myxoid liposarcoma.-