• AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 2012

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    Susceptibility-weighted imaging of the pediatric brain.

    • Sylvia Verschuuren, Andrea Poretti, Sarah Buerki, Maarten H Lequin, and Thierry A G M Huisman.
    • Division of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-0842, USA.
    • AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 May 1;198(5):W440-9.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this article is to present and discuss the susceptibility-weighted imaging signal characteristics of the normal pediatric brain and those of a variety of pediatric brain pathologic abnormalities.ConclusionIts high susceptibility for blood products, iron depositions, and calcifications makes susceptibility-weighted imaging an important additional sequence for the diagnostic workup of pediatric brain pathologic abnormalities. Compared with conventional MRI sequences, susceptibility-weighted imaging may show lesions in better detail or with higher sensitivity. Familiarity with the pediatric susceptibility-weighted imaging signal variance is essential to prevent misdiagnosis.

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