Pediatric Emergency MRI

Maria Gabriela Figueiro Longo; Camilo Jaimes; Fedel Machado; Jorge Delgado; Michael S Gee

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2022.05.004

Pediatric Emergency MRI

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 Aug;30(3):533-552. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.05.004.

Authors

Maria Gabriela Figueiro Longo¹, Camilo Jaimes², Fedel Machado², Jorge Delgado³, Michael S Gee⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: mfigueirolongo@mgh.harvard.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
³ Division of MSK Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 35995478
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2022.05.004

Abstract

There is an overall increase in the use of imaging in the pediatric emergency room setting, which is accompanied by a reduction in computed tomography examinations performed mainly due to the increased awareness of the risks of ionizing radiation. Advances in MRI technology have led to shortened scan time, decreased motion sensitivity, and improved spatial resolution. With increased access to MRI in the emergency room setting, the goal of this article is to review major applications of MR in pediatric emergency room patients.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Emergency MRI; Emergency radiology; Pediatric radiology; Stroke.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*