Conventional MR Imaging in Trauma Management in Pediatrics

Helen M Branson; Claudia Martinez-Rios

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2023.01.001

Conventional MR Imaging in Trauma Management in Pediatrics

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2023 May;33(2):251-260. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.01.001. Epub 2023 Feb 18.

Authors

Helen M Branson¹, Claudia Martinez-Rios²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SickKids, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8, Canada. Electronic address: helen.branson@sickkids.ca.
² Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SickKids, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8, Canada; Department of Medical Imaging, CHEO, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1, Canada.

PMID: 36965943
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.01.001

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in children across the world. The aim of initial brain trauma management of pediatric patients is to diagnose the extent of TBI and to determine if immediate neurosurgical intervention is required. A noncontrast computed tomography is the recommended diagnostic imaging choice for all patients with acute moderate to severe TBI. This article outlines the current use of conventional MR imaging in the management of pediatric head trauma and discusses potential future recommendations.

Keywords: Contusion; Diffuse axonal injury; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatrics; Susceptibility weighted imaging; Traumatic brain injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain Injuries, Traumatic* / diagnostic imaging
Brain Injuries, Traumatic* / therapy
Child
Craniocerebral Trauma*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods