title: Pediatric high-field magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: High-field 3 T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides greater signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) compared with 1.5 T systems. Various MR imaging clinical applications in children can benefit from improvements resulting from this increased SNR. High-resolution imaging of the brain, arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, MR spectroscopy, and imaging of small anatomic parts are some areas in which these improvements can increase our clinical diagnostic capabilities. However, challenges inherent to 3 T imaging become more relevant in children. The use of 3 T imaging in children has allowed better diagnostic efficacy in neuroimaging, but certain technique modifications may be required for optimal imaging.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Wood 2115, 324 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Hisham M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Dahmoush
authors.forename: Arastoo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vossough
authors.forename: Timothy P L
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*