Shah CC, Parikh AK. Limited brain magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of non-traumatic pediatric head emergencies. World J Clin Pediatr 2015; 4(3): 35-37 [PMID: 26261763 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v4.i3.35]
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Dr. Chetan Chandulal Shah, MD, MBA, Wolfson Children Hospital, 807 Children’s Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207, United States. chetan99@hotmail.com
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Pediatrics
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World J Clin Pediatr. Aug 8, 2015; 4(3): 35-37 Published online Aug 8, 2015. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v4.i3.35
Limited brain magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of non-traumatic pediatric head emergencies
Chetan Chandulal Shah, Ashishkumar K Parikh
Chetan Chandulal Shah, Ashishkumar K Parikh, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32207, United States
Chetan Chandulal Shah, Wolfson Children Hospital, Jacksonville, FL 32207, United States
Author contributions: Shah CC created the outline of the article and final edits; Parikh AK did the literature search and initial draft of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors have no conflict of interests including but not limited to commercial, personal, political, intellectual, or religious interests.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dr. Chetan Chandulal Shah, MD, MBA, Wolfson Children Hospital, 807 Children’s Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207, United States. chetan99@hotmail.com
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Received: January 28, 2015 Peer-review started: January 31, 2015 First decision: March 6, 2015 Revised: April 1, 2015 Accepted: May 7, 2015 Article in press: May 8, 2015 Published online: August 8, 2015 Processing time: 192 Days and 0.6 Hours
Abstract
Limited brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) consisting of axial fluid attenuated inversion recovery, axial diffusion weighted imaging, coronal single shot fast spin echo (SSFSE) and sagittal SSFSE can be performed in under 5 min of scan time. This approach may provide more information than a non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) in non-traumatic pediatric head emergency, avoid ionizing radiation from CT scan and stratify patients who need more detailed brain MRI. Research studies are required to provide evidence for feasibility of such an approach.
Core tip: Limited brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) consisting of axial fluid attenuated inversion recovery, axial diffusion weighted imaging, coronal single shot fast spin echo (SSFSE) and sagittal SSFSE can be performed in under 5 min of scan time. This approach may provide more information than a non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) in non-traumatic pediatric head emergency, avoid ionizing radiation from CT scan and stratify patients who need more detailed brain MRI. Research studies are required to provide evidence for feasibility of such an approach.
