Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging of children with sickle cell disease

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-61

  Jordan, Lori C ^a   McKinstry III, Robert C ^b   Kraut, Michael A ^a   Ball, William S ^d   Vendt, Bruce A ^b   Casella, James F ^a   DeBaun, Michael R ^c   Strouse, John J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Children; Incidental findings; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77954366539     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2800     Document Type: Article

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