title: Perinatal and paediatric post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMR): sequences and technique.
abstract: As post-mortem MRI (PMMR) becomes more widely used for investigation following perinatal and paediatric deaths, the best possible images should be acquired. In this article, we review the most widely used published PMMR sequences, together with outlining our acquisition protocol and sequence parameters for foetal, perinatal and paediatric PMMR. We give examples of both normal and abnormal appearances, so that the reader can understand the logic behind each acquisition step before interpretation, as a useful day-to-day reference guide to performing PMMR.
authors.affiliation: 1 Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|2 Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Noorulhuda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.affiliation: 1 Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|2 Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK.
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: 1 Cardiorespiratory Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|2 Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|4 Institute of Child Health, UCL, London, UK.
authors.forename: Owen J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-3516
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Arthurs
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods; D066087:Perinatal Death; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*