DIRECT CORONAL CT SCANNING OF TRACHEOBRONCHIAL, PULMONARY AND THORACOABDOMINAL LESIONS IN CHILDREN

Direct coronal plane CT demonstration of the tracheobronchial and pulmonary anatomy is possible. Large gantry openings easily accommodate patients in a sitting or semiprone position without the need for attaching a seat device to the table top. A technique is described for examining the patient using Elscint 1800 and 2400 CT units, with a net gantry angulation of 60-80° to the chest, with resulting good quality direct coronal CT imaging. Our experience includes more than a hundred pediatric patients that have been examined, displaying diverse tracheobronchial, pulmonary and thoraco-abdominal lesions. The technique is safe and comfortable to the patients and is easy to perform. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.