TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitfalls in susceptibility-weighted imaging of the pediatric brain
AU - Bosemani, Thangamadhan
AU - Verschuuren, Sylvia I.
AU - Poretti, Andrea
AU - Huisman, Thierry A.G.M.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a recently developed high resolution 3-dimensional gradient-echo pulse sequence that accentuates the magnetic susceptibility of blood, calcium, and nonheme iron. The clinical applications of SWI in pediatric neuroimaging have significantly expanded recently. Potential pitfalls related to blood oxygenation, blood flow, magnetic field strength, and misinterpretation of localization as well as possible mimickers may be misleading and affect the correct interpretation of SWI images. Familiarity with these potential diagnostic pitfalls is important to prevent misdiagnosis and will further enhance the ability of SWI in becoming a robust and reliable technique.
AB - Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a recently developed high resolution 3-dimensional gradient-echo pulse sequence that accentuates the magnetic susceptibility of blood, calcium, and nonheme iron. The clinical applications of SWI in pediatric neuroimaging have significantly expanded recently. Potential pitfalls related to blood oxygenation, blood flow, magnetic field strength, and misinterpretation of localization as well as possible mimickers may be misleading and affect the correct interpretation of SWI images. Familiarity with these potential diagnostic pitfalls is important to prevent misdiagnosis and will further enhance the ability of SWI in becoming a robust and reliable technique.
KW - Brain
KW - Child
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Susceptibility-weighted imaging
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U2 - 10.1111/jon.12051
DO - 10.1111/jon.12051
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24015797
AN - SCOPUS:84899659146
VL - 24
SP - 221
EP - 225
JO - Journal of Neuroimaging
JF - Journal of Neuroimaging
SN - 1051-2284
IS - 3
ER -