Imaging of the Pediatric Abdomen and Pelvis
Fore word
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, FACR Consulting Editor
These articles are authored by well-respected, national and international leaders in the field of pediatric radiology. The articles are written in a manner such that all radiologists can understand their important content. I would like to thank all of the authors for their outstanding contributions. I am very confident that the readers will find this issue to be informative and relevant to daily clinical practice.
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 21 (2013) xiii http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mric.2013.07.010 1064-9689/13/$ – see front matter Ó 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, FACR Department of Radiology Michigan State University 824 Service Road East Lansing, MI 48824, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
mri.theclinics.com
One of the most rapid growth areas is in pediatric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. This is likely due to a combination of factors that include avoidance of ionizing radiation, technical advances that permit enhanced imaged quality with faster acquisitions, which reduce the need for sedation. An indicator of the growing acceptance of MR occurred at our home institution. The recently constructed University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital actually has more MRI than CT scanners (!), indicating our feeling that the future growth in MR will exceed CT. I would like to thank Drs Jonathan Dillman and Ethan Smith for guest editing this edition of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. They have done a wonderful job assembling twelve comprehensive articles covering a wide range of pediatric abdominopelvic MRI topics.
Fore word
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, FACR Consulting Editor
These articles are authored by well-respected, national and international leaders in the field of pediatric radiology. The articles are written in a manner such that all radiologists can understand their important content. I would like to thank all of the authors for their outstanding contributions. I am very confident that the readers will find this issue to be informative and relevant to daily clinical practice.
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 21 (2013) xiii http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mric.2013.07.010 1064-9689/13/$ – see front matter Ó 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, FACR Department of Radiology Michigan State University 824 Service Road East Lansing, MI 48824, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
mri.theclinics.com
One of the most rapid growth areas is in pediatric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. This is likely due to a combination of factors that include avoidance of ionizing radiation, technical advances that permit enhanced imaged quality with faster acquisitions, which reduce the need for sedation. An indicator of the growing acceptance of MR occurred at our home institution. The recently constructed University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital actually has more MRI than CT scanners (!), indicating our feeling that the future growth in MR will exceed CT. I would like to thank Drs Jonathan Dillman and Ethan Smith for guest editing this edition of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. They have done a wonderful job assembling twelve comprehensive articles covering a wide range of pediatric abdominopelvic MRI topics.
