title: [Proton spin tomography in childhood. Experience with 407 studies in 275 children and adolescents].
abstract: Over a period of three years magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mostly neuroradiological, was performed 407 times in 275 children. It was found that MRI largely replaced previously applied imaging methods for solving oncological and neurological problems. The sensitivity of the method is poor for demonstrating small calcifications (computed tomography is better), for diffuse meningeal lesions (lumbar puncture is better), and diffuse spinal-canal metastases (myelography is better). The great advantage of the method lies in its low x-ray exposure because of the low field strength, and it can therefore be safely used repeatedly.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D009192:Myelography; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kernspintomographie im Kindesalter. Erfahrungen mit 407 Untersuchungen bei 275 Kindern und Jugendlichen.