Vast experience has been gained over the past decade in safely transporting, monitoring, and imaging neonates, a highly vulnerable patient group. Technological advances in MRI hardware such as higher field strength systems, multi-channel coils, higher gradient performance, and MR compatible incubators with integrated antennae laid the ground for more detailed, higher resolution anatomical MR imaging. This issue provides separate reviews on the use of MR imaging in the evaluation of encephalopathy, postmortems, spinal dysraphia, and inflicted brain injury as well as neonatal neuro MR imaging and MR-guided cardiovascular interventions.
1. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 2 2. Contributors - p. 3 3. Contents - p. 4 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 5. Preface - p. 6 6. Imaging of Perinatal Stroke - p. 7 7. MR Imaging in Inflicted Brain Injury - p. 23 8. MR Imaging of Neonatal Spinal Dysraphia: What to Consider? - p. 27 9. MR Imaging of the Newborn: A Technical Perspective - p. 35 10. Advanced Neonatal NeuroMRI - p. 45 11. Head Ultrasound and MR Imaging in the Evaluation of Neonatal Encephalopathy: Competitive or Complementary Imaging Studies? - p. 52 12. MR Imaging-Guided Cardiovascular Interventions in Young Children - p. 63 13. Postmortem MR Imaging in the Fetal and Neonatal Period - p. 70 14. Index - p. 77
Vast experience has been gained over the past decade in safely transporting, monitoring, and imaging neonates, a highly vulnerable patient group. Technological advances in MRI hardware such as higher field strength systems, multi-channel coils, higher gradient performance, and MR compatible incubators with integrated antennae laid the ground for more detailed, higher resolution anatomical MR imaging. This issue provides separate reviews on the use of MR imaging in the evaluation of encephalopathy, postmortems, spinal dysraphia, and inflicted brain injury as well as neonatal neuro MR imaging and MR-guided cardiovascular interventions.
1. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 2 2. Contributors - p. 3 3. Contents - p. 4 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 5. Preface - p. 6 6. Imaging of Perinatal Stroke - p. 7 7. MR Imaging in Inflicted Brain Injury - p. 23 8. MR Imaging of Neonatal Spinal Dysraphia: What to Consider? - p. 27 9. MR Imaging of the Newborn: A Technical Perspective - p. 35 10. Advanced Neonatal NeuroMRI - p. 45 11. Head Ultrasound and MR Imaging in the Evaluation of Neonatal Encephalopathy: Competitive or Complementary Imaging Studies? - p. 52 12. MR Imaging-Guided Cardiovascular Interventions in Young Children - p. 63 13. Postmortem MR Imaging in the Fetal and Neonatal Period - p. 70 14. Index - p. 77
