MRI for the evaluation of pectus excavatum

✍ Scribed by Peter A. Marcovici; Barry E. LoSasso; Peter Kruk; Jerry R. Dwek

• Book ID: 105942141
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 41
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0301-0449
• DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2031-5

✦ Synopsis

Pectus excavatum, the most common congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, is both a cosmetic and functional abnormality. The degree of abnormal chest wall deformity determines its functional effect, particularly its cardiac and pulmonary impact. Although CT scanning is the most widely used cross-sectional imaging technique used to measure the Haller index, the radiation exposure is reason to seek other alternatives. At our institution, we have introduced a rapid MRI technique for this purpose, which utilizes a single-axial 2-D FIESTA acquisition.