title: Application of new MR techniques in pediatric patients.
abstract: Pediatric neuroradiology is a fascinating and challenging field because there are normal changes associated with normal development and unique and unusual pathologies that occur in this population. The numerous new MR techniques first applied in the adult population are appropriate for use in the pediatric population, often with minimal modification of parameters. These new techniques will undoubtedly contribute significantly to use of pediatric neuroimaging, but the adult experience is not always directly transferable. The pediatric brain, particularly the immature brain is different in structure, has predilection for different types of disease processes, and may react differently to insults than the adult brain. As a result, the role of these techniques needs to be evaluated in the context of the pediatric brain and common pediatric disease processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Gray Building B285, Boston, MA 02114, USA. pegrant@partners.org
authors.forename: P Ellen
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Kant M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media