title: Further technical development in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in children.
abstract: Further technical developments implemented in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in children are described. These include the use of longer data collection periods, T2-dependent field echoes, susceptibility mapping, short inversion time inversion recovery sequences, very long echo time spin-echo sequences, and phase mapping techniques to detect tissue perfusion. These techniques are illustrated in selected cases and have increased the range of options available in MR examinations of children.
authors.affiliation: Picker International, Wembley, Middlesex, London.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dubowitz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pennock
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bydder
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007969:Leukomalacia, Periventricular / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011292:Premedication; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002697:Chloral Hydrate