Results of a North American survey of rapid-sequence MRI utilization to evaluate cerebral ventricles in children: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 636-640

  Thompson, Eric M ^a   Baird, Lissa C ^a   Selden, Nathan R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Radiation; Rapid sequence MRI; Technique; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SEQUENCE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REIMBURSEMENT; SEDATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

HYDROCEPHALUS; RADIATION; RAPID SEQUENCE MRI; TBI = TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TECHNIQUE; VENTRICLES;

BRAIN; CANADA; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84901671904     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.PEDS13567     Document Type: Article

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