MR urography in children

Avni, E.Fred; Bali, Maria Antonietta; Regnault, Michel; Damry, Nash; Degroot, Françoise; Metens, Thierry; Matos, Celso

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Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 154-166, August 2002

MR urography in children

E.Fred Avni
- Department of Pediatric Imaging, University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Avenue J.J. Crocq 15, B-1020 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Medical Imaging, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +32-2-477-3220; fax: +32-2-478-5439
Maria Antonietta Bali
- Department of Medical Imaging, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Michel Regnault
- Department of Pediatric Imaging, University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Avenue J.J. Crocq 15, B-1020 Brussels, Belgium
Nash Damry
- Department of Pediatric Imaging, University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Avenue J.J. Crocq 15, B-1020 Brussels, Belgium
Françoise Degroot
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Children's Hospital Queen Fabiola, Avenue J.J. Crocq 15, B-1020 Brussels, Belgium
Thierry Metens
- Department of Medical Imaging, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Celso Matos
- Department of Medical Imaging, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Received 27 March 2002; received in revised form 28 March 2002; accepted 29 March 2002.

Abstract

Thanks to the development of rapid sequences with better resolution, applications of uro MR have rapidly increased in children. Difficulties that remain are related to the variable ages of the patients. It is therefore mandatory to standardize as much as possible the techniques that are used in order to obtain reproducible results. In this review, the examination protocols will be explained. In a second part the current applications in children will be illustrated and discussed, especially in comparison with the other imaging techniques.

Keywords: MR imaging, Urinary tract, Children