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MRI for premature neonatal brain injury: a case report

This case report aims to extend analytical thinking and clinical reasoning of clinicians and radiographers when presented with diagnosing premature neonatal brain injuries (PNBI). The report considers the uses and merit of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the primary assessment of PNBI. The tradi...

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Autor principal: Langham, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28263044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.226
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description This case report aims to extend analytical thinking and clinical reasoning of clinicians and radiographers when presented with diagnosing premature neonatal brain injuries (PNBI). The report considers the uses and merit of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the primary assessment of PNBI. The traditional technique of cranial ultrasound as the first modality of choice can have several limitations, which includes a lower temporal resolution in its ability to differentiate grey‐white matter distribution patterns, lower spatial resolution in its ability to accurately map white matter fibre tracts and distribution patterns which are critical in white matter injury pathological events. In this specific case report, MRI was useful for the assessment of haemorrhagic brain injury post partum.Therefore, should MRI be considered, the primary imaging modality in these cases when the concerns about PNBI is presented? This case study explores the current trends in MRI neonatal brain imaging and advancements being made in this field.
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spelling pubmed-54543262017-06-06 MRI for premature neonatal brain injury: a case report Langham, Alexander J Med Radiat Sci Case Study This case report aims to extend analytical thinking and clinical reasoning of clinicians and radiographers when presented with diagnosing premature neonatal brain injuries (PNBI). The report considers the uses and merit of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the primary assessment of PNBI. The traditional technique of cranial ultrasound as the first modality of choice can have several limitations, which includes a lower temporal resolution in its ability to differentiate grey‐white matter distribution patterns, lower spatial resolution in its ability to accurately map white matter fibre tracts and distribution patterns which are critical in white matter injury pathological events. In this specific case report, MRI was useful for the assessment of haemorrhagic brain injury post partum.Therefore, should MRI be considered, the primary imaging modality in these cases when the concerns about PNBI is presented? This case study explores the current trends in MRI neonatal brain imaging and advancements being made in this field. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017-03-06 2017-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5454326/ /pubmed/28263044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.226 Text en © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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