Radiology
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To determine prospectively the feasibility, complications, and mid- and long-term advantages of peripheral insertion of central catheters in infants and children. ⋯ Peripheral insertion of central catheters was highly feasible in infants and children with this protocol. Such catheters were well tolerated in the pediatric population with a low frequency of complications.
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To determine whether the combined use of heavily and moderately T2-weighted fast spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) images improves differentiation of non-solid, benign hepatic lesions from solid malignancies. ⋯ The combined use of moderately and heavily T2-weighted fast spin-echo MR images improves differentiation of small benign hepatic lesions from small malignant lesions.