Update on Whole-body MRI Surveillance for Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

MLC Greer, LJ States, D Malkin, SD Voss… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Whole-body MRI (WBMRI) is an integral part of screening infants, children and adolescents
for pre-symptomatic neoplasms in certain cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS). This …

Automated neonatal nnU-Net brain MRI extractor trained on a large multi-institutional dataset

JV Chen, Y Li, F Tang, G Chaudhari, C Lew, A Lee… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Brain extraction, or skull-stripping, is an essential data preprocessing step for machine
learning approaches to brain MRI analysis. Currently, there are limited extraction algorithms …

Testing a Home Solution for Preparing Young Children for an Awake MRI: A Promising Smartphone Application

S Geuens, J Lemiere, J Nijs, M Treunen, M Aertsen… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thanks to its non-invasive nature and high-resolution imaging capabilities, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable diagnostic tool for pediatric patients. However, the …

A survey of non-sedate practices when acquiring pediatric magnetic resonance imaging examinations

MLC Greer, MS Gee, E Pace, S Sotardi, CE Morin… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Springer
Background Improving access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in childhood can be
facilitated by making it faster and cheaper and reducing need for sedation or general …

Child life specialists predict successful MRI scanning in unsedated children 4 to 12 years old

JH Staab, AC Yoder, JT Brinton, NV Stence… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Springer
Background It can be challenging for children to cooperate for a magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) exam. General anesthesia is often used to ensure a high-quality image …

Re-Design of an Educational Scanner to Prepare Children for an MRI or CT Scan

P Saini, A Heuvelink, Ö Taşar… - 2023 IEEE 11th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Kitten Scanner is an educational scanner that can be used to playfully prepare children
for an MRI or CT scan. The current paper describes a re-design of the Kitten Scanner to …

To Sedate or Not to Sedate: The Future of Pediatric Imaging

M Retrouvey - Academic Radiology, 2023 - academicradiology.org
W hile performing imaging studies without an-esthesia is the norm in adults, pediatric
patients present a distinct challenge. Anxiety, discomfort, or fear may make it difficult for …