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Clinical experience with an in-NICU magnetic resonance imaging system.
Thiim, Kirsten R; Singh, Elizabeth; Mukundan, Srinivasan; Grant, P Ellen; Yang, Edward; El-Dib, Mohamed; Inder, Terrie E.
Affiliation
  • Thiim KR; Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Singh E; Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Mukundan S; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Grant PE; Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Yang E; Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • El-Dib M; Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Inder TE; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Perinatol ; 42(7): 873-879, 2022 07.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35459908
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the utility of the 1 Tesla (1 T) Embrace (Aspect Imaging) neonatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner in a level III NICU. STUDY DESIGN: Embrace brain MRI findings for 207 infants were reviewed, including 32 scans directly compared within 5 days with imaging on a 3 T Siemens Trio. Clinical MRI scan abnormalities were also compared to cranial ultrasound findings. RESULT: Of the 207 Embrace brain MRIs, 146 (70.5%) were obtained for clinical indications and 61 (29.5%) were research cases. Abnormal findings were found in 80 scans, most commonly hemorrhage and white matter injury. Notable findings included a stroke, medullary brainstem tumor, and polymicrogyria. In the 1 T versus 3 T comparison cohort, results were discordant in only one infant with punctate foci of susceptibility noted only on the 3 T scan. CONCLUSION: The Embrace MRI scans detected clinically relevant brain abnormalities and in a subset were clinically comparable to 3 T scans.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Injuries / Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Limits: Humans / Infant / Newborn Language: En Journal: J Perinatol Journal subject: PERINATOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain Injuries / Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Limits: Humans / Infant / Newborn Language: En Journal: J Perinatol Journal subject: PERINATOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication: