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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Patients

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Clinical MR Imaging

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The lack of radiation exposure, the possibility of multi-planar imaging and the wide range of tissue contrast has made magnetic resonance (MR) imaging an important tool in the evaluation of pediatric diseases. In general, ultrasonography, conventional radiography and fluoroscopy remain the primary imaging modalities for the majority ofclinical requests. If there is a need for further evaluation and the diagnostic information from both computed tomography (CT) and MR are comparable, then MR should be the next step. Common indications for MR imaging in children include developmental abnormalities of the brain and spine, neurodegenerative disorders, tumors, infections and inflammations.

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  1. B. Kammer
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  2. T. Pfluger
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  3. M. I. Schubert
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  1. Institute of Clinical Radiology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48129, Münster, Germany

    Peter Reimer

  2. Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Paul M. Parizel

  3. Department of Radiology, Kreiskrankenhaus GmbH Lehrkrankenhaus der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Osswaldstraße 1, D-82319, Starnberg, Germany

    Falko-A. Stichnoth

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Kammer, B., Pfluger, T., Schubert, M.I., Keser, C.M., Schneider, K. (1999). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Patients. In: Reimer, P., Parizel, P.M., Stichnoth, FA. (eds) Clinical MR Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97990-3_15

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