BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rapid brain MR imaging is often substituted for head CT
in multiply imaged patients with shunted hydrocephalus. Fast TSE-T2 sequences are …

Rapid-sequence MRI of the brain (also known as “ultrafast brain,”“quick brain,”“fast brain,”
and “one bang” MRI) has long been used in the evaluation of ventricular shunt catheters due …

Objective Recent reports have shown the utility of rapid-acquisition magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of children with hydrocephalus. Rapid sequence MRI (RS …

Object The authors examine the use of rapid-sequence magnetic resonance (rsMR) imaging
to make the diagnosis of malfunctioning and/or infected shunts in patients with …

Object. Children with shunt-treated hydrocephalus are exposed to serious amounts of
radiation when undergoing computerized tomography (CT) scanning. The authors report …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In an effort to reduce radiation exposure in children
requiring regular follow up for shunted hydrocephalus, our institution implemented a rapid …

OBJECT Quick brain magnetic resonance imaging (QB-MRI) is a rapid, radiation-free
technique to detect life-threatening CSF shunt malfunction. QB-MRI has not been widely …

Object Surveillance imaging of the cerebral ventricles can be valuable in following up
children with shunt-treated hydrocephalus. There also, however, has been recent increased …

Introduction Pediatric patients harboring shunts placed early in life are subjected to
numerous radiographic studies during development of their central nervous system …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Evaluation of shunted hydrocephalus is the most common
indication for ultrafast brain MRI. Radiation-/sedation-free imaging capabilities make this …