MRI Protocol for Craniosynostosis: Replacing Ionizing Radiation-Based CT.
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Abstract
<b>OBJECTIVE.</b> The purpose of this article is to describe my institution's experience using a black bone sequence (a 3D low flip angle gradient-echo MRI sequence) in children with craniosynostosis and present our MRI brain protocol for the imaging of craniosynostosis. <b>CONCLUSION.</b> The MRI protocol proposed in this article has the potential to replace CT for the diagnosis and surveillance of craniosynostosis. MRI has excellent soft-tissue resolution and hence is superior to CT in the detection of associated intracranial anomalies and potential complications.
Medical subject headings
- Craniosynostoses
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging