Quantitative Imaging in Pediatric Hepatobiliary Disease
- Author:
Haesung YOON
1
;
Hyun Joo SHIN
;
Myung Joon KIM
;
Mi Jung LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Child; Liver; Ultrasonography; Elasticity imaging techniques; Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH: Biliary Atresia; Child; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Fibrosis; Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease; Humans; Liver; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Patient Care; Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2019;20(9):1342-1357
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pediatric hepatobiliary imaging is important for evaluation of not only congenital or structural disease but also metabolic or diffuse parenchymal disease and tumors. A variety of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can be used for these assessments. In ultrasonography, conventional ultrasound imaging as well as vascular imaging, elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography can be used, while in MRI, fat quantification, T2/T2* mapping, diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance elastography, and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can be performed. These techniques may be helpful for evaluation of biliary atresia, hepatic fibrosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, and hepatic masses in children. In this review, we discuss each tool in the context of management of hepatobiliary disease in children, and cover various imaging techniques in the context of the relevant physics and their clinical applications for patient care.
