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Published on: July 30, 2009
The Society for Pediatric Radiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Emergency and Trauma Imaging Committees' consensus
Cara E Morin1, Pinar Karakas2, Gregory Vorona3
1Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. cara.morin@cchmc.org.
Abstract:
The imaging evaluation of acute abdominal pain in children with suspected appendicitis has evolved to include rapid abdominopelvic MRI (rMRI) over recent years. Through a collaborative effort between the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Emergency and Trauma Imaging Committees of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), we conducted a survey on the utilization of rMRI to assess practice specifics and protocols. Subsequently, we present a proposed consensus rMRI protocol derived from the survey results, literature review, and discussion and consensus between committee members.
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