Pediatric whole-body MRI: A review of current imaging techniques and clinical applications

There are many congenital, neoplastic, inflammatory, and infectious processes in the pediatric patient for which whole‐body imaging may be of benefit diagnostically and prognostically. With recent improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hardware and software and resultant dramatically reduc...

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Published in:Journal of magnetic resonance imaging 2016-10, Vol.44 (4), p.783-793
Main Authors: Davis, Joseph T., Kwatra, Neha, Schooler, Gary R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child, Preschool
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical imaging
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
pediatric MRI
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography
Whole Body Imaging - methods
whole body MRI
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Summary:There are many congenital, neoplastic, inflammatory, and infectious processes in the pediatric patient for which whole‐body imaging may be of benefit diagnostically and prognostically. With recent improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hardware and software and resultant dramatically reduced scan times, imaging of the whole body with MRI has become a much more practicable technique in children. Whole‐body MRI can provide a high level of soft tissue and skeletal detail while avoiding the exposure to ionizing radiation inherent to computed tomography and nuclear medicine imaging techniques. This article reviews the more common current whole‐body MRI techniques in children and the primary pathologies for which this imaging modality may be most useful to the radiologists and referring clinicians. J. MAGN. RESON. IMAGING 2016;44:783–793.
ISSN:1053-1807
1522-2586
DOI:10.1002/jmri.25259