Paediatric Whole-body Magnetic Resonance Imaging and its Role in Oncological and Non-oncological Cases

The consequent needs for long-term follow-up and frequent imaging with either computed tomography (CT) scan or positron emission tomography (PET-CT) will increase the cumulative radiation dose over time. [4] [5] [6] [7] Whole-body MRI (WBMRI) has been advocated since the early 1990s to ensure optimu...

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Published in:Hong Kong journal of radiology : HKJR = Xianggang fang she ke yi xue za zhi 2022-06, Vol.25 (2), p.149-155
Main Authors: Mohd Rusli, ER, Mohd Zaki, F, Samsudin, AHZ, C-Khai, L, Hing, EY, Alias, H, Abdul Hamid, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Autoimmune diseases
Bone marrow
Brain cancer
Cancer therapies
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Lymphatic system
Lymphoma
Magnetic resonance imaging
Metastasis
Neuroblastoma
Pediatrics
Radiation
Scintigraphy
Tomography
Tumors
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Summary:The consequent needs for long-term follow-up and frequent imaging with either computed tomography (CT) scan or positron emission tomography (PET-CT) will increase the cumulative radiation dose over time. [4] [5] [6] [7] Whole-body MRI (WBMRI) has been advocated since the early 1990s to ensure optimum whole-body imaging surveillance with comparable diagnostic accuracy to that of CT and PET-CT. [3] Nonetheless difficulty arises in distinguishing residual lesions post-treatment from active lesions so functional imaging techniques such as PET-CT, diffusion/perfusion MRI or MRI spectroscopy are employed. Cancer Predisposing Syndrome Children with cancer predisposing syndrome (neurofibromatosis type 1, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasias, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, and familial adenomatous polyposis) are at significant risk of developing cancer due to its familial inheritance.
ISSN:2223-6619
2307-4620
DOI:10.12809/hkjr2217427