Susceptibility weighted imaging of the neonatal brain

A Meoded; A Poretti; F J Northington; A Tekes; J Intrapiromkul; T A G M Huisman

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2011.12.004

Susceptibility weighted imaging of the neonatal brain

Clin Radiol. 2012 Aug;67(8):793-801. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.12.004. Epub 2012 Feb 15.

Authors

A Meoded¹, A Poretti, F J Northington, A Tekes, J Intrapiromkul, T A G M Huisman

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Abstract

Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) is a well-established magnetic resonance technique, which is highly sensitive for blood, iron, and calcium depositions in the brain and has been implemented in the routine clinical use in both children and neonates. SWI in neonates might provide valuable additional diagnostic and prognostic information for a wide spectrum of neonatal neurological disorders. To date, there are few articles available on the application of SWI in neonatal neurological disorders. The purpose of this article is to illustrate and describe the characteristic SWI findings in various typical neonatal neurological disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Death / diagnosis
Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
Humans
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / diagnosis
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis*
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis
Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Neuroimaging / methods*
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnosis
Stroke / diagnosis

Grants and funding

R01 HD070996/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States