Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Magnetic Resonance Imaging01:24

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical imaging technique based on a phenomenon of nuclear physics discovered in the 1930s, in which matter exposed to magnetic fields and radio waves was found to emit radio signals. In 1970, a physician and researcher named Raymond Damadian noticed that malignant (cancerous) tissue gave off different signals than normal body tissue. He applied for a patent for the first MRI scanning device in clinical use by the early 1980s. The early MRI...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

A prognostic human brain network for diffuse midline glioma.

Nature·2026
Same author

Early childhood risk of physical abuse with isolated subconjunctival hemorrhages.

Child abuse & neglect·2026
Same author

Evaluation of Outcomes for Veterans With Opioid Use Disorder Managed by a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner.

Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy : JACCP·2026
Same author

Child Physical Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Levels of Community Advantage.

Academic pediatrics·2026
Same author

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Physical Abuse-Child: Update 2025.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR·2026
Same author

Brain macrostructure correlates of financial altruism in older adults without dementia.

Brain imaging and behavior·2026
Same journal

Quantitative Impact of T1 Subtraction Maps on Enhancing Component Delineation and Measured Volumes in Minimally Enhancing Pediatric Brain Tumors.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same journal

Out of the Reading Room: The Case for Patient-Facing Neuroradiology in Spinal CSF Leak Care.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same journal

Patient and Facility Factors Associated with Uptake of NTAP-Billed AI to Identify Suspected LVO in Ischemic Stroke.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same journal

CSF-venous Fistulas Arising in the Absence of Nerve Root Sleeve Diverticula: A Multi-Center Review.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same journal

Dynamic Spinal Stenosis in Intradiscal Vacuum Phenomenon: Insights from Standing Weight Bearing CT Myelography.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
Same journal

Asymmetrical Basilar Tip Fusion and Selected Posterior Circulation Variants: A Comparative 3D Angiography Study in Aneurysm and Clinical Reference Cohorts.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2026
See all related articles
  1. Home
  3. Fast Mri For Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: What Findings Are Missed Compared With Routine Mri?
  1. Home
  3. Fast Mri For Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: What Findings Are Missed Compared With Routine Mri?

Related Experiment Video

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure
15:18

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure

Published on: July 30, 2009

Fast MRI for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: What Findings Are Missed Compared with Routine MRI?

William K Canty1, Daniel M Lindberg2, Ilana Neuberger2

  • 1From the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (W.K.C.), CO, USA; Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse & Neglect (D.M.L.), Department of Emergency Medicine (D.M.L.), Radiology (I.N., J.M., C.W., L.F., M.N.-M., S.M., D.M.M., N.V.S.), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA and Children's Hospital Colorado (I.N., J.M., C.W., L.F., M.N.-M., S.M., D.M.M., N.V.S.), Aurora, CO, USA. william.2.canty@cuanschutz.edu.

AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
|June 23, 2026

View abstract on PubMed

Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Fast MRI is a reliable tool for detecting traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children, though routine MRI may reveal subtle findings like subarachnoid hemorrhage. Fast MRI can be a useful initial screening for pediatric TBI.

More Related Videos

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
10:02

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter

Published on: December 19, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure
15:18

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure

Published on: July 30, 2009

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter
10:02

Whole-body PET/MRI of Pediatric Patients: The Details That Matter

Published on: December 19, 2017

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Neuroimaging
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Background:

  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in young children, necessitating neuroimaging.
  • Head CT uses ionizing radiation, while routine MRI is time-consuming and often requires sedation.
  • Fast MRI offers a radiation-free alternative to CT but its ability to detect all findings compared to routine MRI is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the diagnostic performance of fast MRI compared to routine MRI in detecting intracranial findings in pediatric TBI.
  • To assess the potential for missed diagnoses with fast MRI in young children with head trauma.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of children aged 6 years or younger with TBI who underwent both fast and routine brain MRI within 7 days.
  • Analysis of neuroimaging reports for traumatic intracranial findings.
  • Evaluation of children with initial negative fast MRI for subsequent emergency department visits or hospitalizations within 1 year to identify missed injuries.

    • Main Results:

    • In a paired cohort, fast MRI detected traumatic abnormalities in all cases positive on routine MRI.
    • Fast MRI showed lower sensitivity for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) (75%) and parenchymal injury (64.5%) compared to routine MRI.
    • Among 2471 children with negative fast MRI, only 4 had follow-up neuroimaging findings, attributed to new trauma.

    Conclusions:

    • Fast MRI consistently detects TBI in children but may miss certain findings visible on routine MRI.
    • Fast MRI can serve as an initial screening tool for hemodynamically stable children with TBI, especially when skull fracture detection or detailed forensic assessment is not critical.