King Susan, Thomson Anne
Department of Paediatric Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
Br Med Bull. 2002;61:203-14. doi: 10.1093/bmb/61.1.203.
Empyema is a common cause for hospital admission in children. For years, clinicians have relied on chest X-rays to aid diagnosis and monitor treatment. New imaging techniques, particularly ultrasound, have helped in planning the management of children with empyema. Other cross-sectional radiological investigations are useful in a small proportion of children with complicated disease. The mainstays of imaging in the vast majority of children with empyema are chest radiography and ultrasound.
脓胸是儿童住院的常见原因。多年来，临床医生一直依靠胸部X光来辅助诊断和监测治疗。新的成像技术，尤其是超声，有助于规划脓胸患儿的治疗方案。其他横断面放射学检查对一小部分患有复杂疾病的儿童有用。绝大多数脓胸患儿的主要成像手段是胸部X线摄影和超声检查。
