Transport, monitoring, and successful brain MR imaging in unsedated neonates

Neonatal cerebral MR imaging is a sensitive technique for evaluating brain injury in the term and preterm infant. In term encephalopathic infants, MR imaging reliably detects not only the pattern of brain injury but might also provide clues about the timing of injury. In premature infants, MR imagin...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2008-03, Vol.38 (3), p.260-264
Main Authors: Mathur, Amit M., Neil, Jeffrey J., McKinstry, Robert C., Inder, Terrie E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Injuries - diagnosis
Humans
Imaging
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Radiology
Review
Transportation of Patients - methods
Ultrasound
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Summary:Neonatal cerebral MR imaging is a sensitive technique for evaluating brain injury in the term and preterm infant. In term encephalopathic infants, MR imaging reliably detects not only the pattern of brain injury but might also provide clues about the timing of injury. In premature infants, MR imaging has surpassed US in the detection of white matter injury, a common lesion in this population. Concerns remain about the safety and transport of sedated neonates for MR examination to radiology suites, which are usually located at a distance from neonatal intensive care units. We present our own institutional experience and guidelines used to optimize the performance of cerebral MR examinations in neonates without sedation or anesthesia.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-007-0705-9