TY - JOUR
T1 - Guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric head and neck pathologies
T2 - a multicentre international consensus paper
AU - Consensus for Magnetic Resonance Protocols Study (COMPS) Group
AU - D'Arco, Felice
AU - Mertiri, Livja
AU - de Graaf, Pim
AU - De Foer, Bert
AU - Popovič, Katarina S
AU - Argyropoulou, Maria I
AU - Mankad, Kshitij
AU - Brisse, Hervé J
AU - Juliano, Amy
AU - Severino, Mariasavina
AU - Van Cauter, Sophie
AU - Ho, Mai-Lan
AU - Robson, Caroline D
AU - Siddiqui, Ata
AU - Connor, Steve
AU - Bisdas, Sotirios
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Institute for Health Research, Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre. No funding was received for this study. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - The use of standardized imaging protocols is paramount in order to facilitate comparable, reproducible images and, consequently, to optimize patient care. Standardized MR protocols are lacking when studying head and neck pathologies in the pediatric population. We propose an international, multicenter consensus paper focused on providing the best combination of acquisition time/technical requirements and image quality. Distinct protocols for different regions of the head and neck and, in some cases, for specific pathologies or clinical indications are recommended. This white paper is endorsed by several international scientific societies and it is the result of discussion, in consensus, among experts in pediatric head and neck imaging.
AB - The use of standardized imaging protocols is paramount in order to facilitate comparable, reproducible images and, consequently, to optimize patient care. Standardized MR protocols are lacking when studying head and neck pathologies in the pediatric population. We propose an international, multicenter consensus paper focused on providing the best combination of acquisition time/technical requirements and image quality. Distinct protocols for different regions of the head and neck and, in some cases, for specific pathologies or clinical indications are recommended. This white paper is endorsed by several international scientific societies and it is the result of discussion, in consensus, among experts in pediatric head and neck imaging.
KW - Guidelines
KW - Head and neck images
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Pediatric neuroradiology
KW - Standardized protocols
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128831991&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-022-02950-9
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-022-02950-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35460348
SN - 0028-3940
VL - 64
SP - 1081
EP - 1100
JO - Neuroradiology
JF - Neuroradiology
IS - 6
ER -