Clinical experience with an in-NICU magnetic resonance imaging system.
J Perinatol
; 42(7): 873-879, 2022 07.
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| 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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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Injuries
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Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
J Perinatol
Journal subject:
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2022
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Article
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