Can QuickBrain MRI replace CT as first-line imaging for select pediatric head trauma?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current standard of care for initial neuroimaging in injured pediatric patients suspected of having traumatic brain injury is computed tomography (CT) that carries risks associated with radiation exposure. The primary objective of this trial was to evaluate the ability of a QuickBrain MRI (qbMRI) protocol to detect clinically important traumatic brain injuries in the emergency department (ED). The secondary objective of this trial was to compare qbMRI to CT in identifying radiographic traumatic brain injury.

Methods

This was a prospective study of trauma patients less than 15 years of age with suspected traumatic brain injury at a level 1 pediatric trauma center in Portland, Oregon between August 2017 and March 2019. All patients in whom a head CT was deemed cl

SUBMITTER: Sheridan DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593443 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature