• Savvas Andronikou, Pierre Goussard, and Erich Sorantin.
• Department of Paediatric Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the University of Bristol, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK. docsav@mweb.co.za.
• Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Oct 1; 47 (11): 1431-1440.

AbstractDiagnostic imaging plays a significant role in both the diagnosis and treatment of complications of pneumonia in children and chest radiography is the imaging modality of choice. Computed tomography (CT) on the other hand, is not currently a first-line imaging tool for children with suspected uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia and is largely reserved for when complications of pneumonia are suspected or there is difficulty in differentiating pneumonia from other pathology. This review outlines the situations where CT needs to be considered in children with pneumonia, describes the imaging features of the parenchymal and pleural complications of pneumonia, discusses how CT may have a wider role in developing countries where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis are prevalent, makes note of the role of CT scanning for identifying missed foreign body aspiration and, lastly, addresses radiation concerns.

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