title: [The role of magnetic resonance in the study of cerebrospinal malformations in childhood. An analysis of 51 clinical cases].
abstract: This study was aimed at assessing MR utility in the evaluation of cerebral-medullar malformative pathologic conditions in infants. Among 274 patients 2 months to 15 years old examined by means of MR imaging, 51 (18.6%) were affected with cerebral-medullar abnormalities. Seventeen different types of pathologic conditions were identified, some of which single and some multiple; tethered cord was the most frequent finding. 45/51 patients affected with malformative pathologic conditions required sedation. The high incidence of malformative pathologic conditions in pediatrics highlights the importance of this subject for all the radiologists dealing with MR imaging in pediatrics. MR imaging appears to be the method of choice for the evaluation of cerebral-medullar abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Servizio TC e RM, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gualdi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Biasi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pingi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caterino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polettini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trasimeni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melone
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Pirolli
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Ruolo della Risonanza Magnetica nello studio delle malformazioni cerebro-midollari dell'infanzia. Analisi di 51 casi clinici.