title: Pediatric Emergency Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Current Indications, Techniques, and Clinical Applications.
abstract: MR imaging plays an important role in the detection and characterization of several pediatric disease entities that can occur in the emergent setting because of its cross-sectional imaging capability, lack of ionizing radiation exposure, and superior soft tissue contrast. In the age of as low as reasonably achievable, these advantages have made MR imaging an increasingly preferred modality for diagnostic evaluations even in time-sensitive settings. In this article, the authors discuss the current indications, techniques, and clinical applications of MR imaging in the evaluation of pediatric emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Edward.Lee@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Edward Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Abscess; Appendicitis; Children; Meningitis; Pediatric emergency; Sinus thrombosis; Stroke; Trauma