Pearls and Pitfalls in HRCT in Children

SummaryThe aim of this talk is to discuss the role of thin slice high resolution CT in paediatric practice and to describe the various means by which these images can be acquired to a satisfactory [diagnostic] level in routine paediatric practice. It is also to highlight the utility of HRCT in paedatric practice to enable the various patterns of disease processes to be understood.The main role for HRCT is in the diagnosis and follow up of diffuse airways and interstitial lung diseases in children.We will focus on the utility of HRCT in diagnosis of paediatric diffuse interstitial Lung disease [DILD] and the inherent strengths and weakness within the ultimate choices made to acquire images. We will emphasise and illustrate the specific conditions for which HRCT provides a powerful diagnostic tool.