Imaging in Craniofacial Disorders With Special Emphasis on Gradient Echo Black-Bone and Zero Time Echo MRI Sequences.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The well-known effects of ionizing radiation on brain cells have been a major driving force toward the use of non-ionizing methods of imaging in both elective and emergency settings. Pediatric neurosurgery has certainly leveraged on this shift in clinical practice, however patients with craniofacial disorders could not fully benefit from the adoption of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because computed tomography (CT) scans still retain superior imaging power on bone tissue.

Aims

To explore the knowledge available on the use of MRI as surrogate for CT scan in the assessment of craniosynostosis.

Settings and design

A scoping review was designed to identify landmark studies and ongoing clinical trials exploring the accuracy of MRI-based bone imaging in the preop

SUBMITTER: Ganau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648653 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature