The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is challenging. Difficulties in
acquiring suitable specimens, pauci-bacillary load, and limitations of current diagnostic …

Even today, tuberculosis in childhood is a disease that is often undiagnosed and
undertreated. In the absence of therapy with antituberculosis drugs, children in the first years …

The need for airway imaging is defined by the limited sensitivity of common clinical tests like
spirometry, lung diffusion (DLCO) and blood gas analysis to early changes of peripheral …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem and is the second leading cause of
death from a single infectious agent, behind the novel coronavirus disease of 2019. Children …

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment in recent years, tuberculosis (TB) remains a
global health concern. Children are amongst the most vulnerable groups affected by this …

Purpose To evaluate the contribution of F-18 FDG-PET/MRI in the search for the etiology of
the inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) and fever of unknown origin (FUO). Material and …

Objectives Follow-up of congenital lung abnormalities (CLA) is currently done with chest
computer tomography (CT). Major disadvantages of CT are exposure to ionizing radiation …

Community-acquired pneumonia is a common diagnosis in children. Among the many
children whose symptoms and/or chest X-ray is consistent with community-acquired …

Imaging is crucial in the diagnostic work-up and follow-up after treatment in children with
thoracic tuberculosis (TB). Despite various technological advances in imaging modalities …

Background The management of asymptomatic congenital lung malformations is debated.
Particularly, there is a lack of information regarding long-term growth and development of …