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==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
**Diagnostic neuroimaging study of choice for older children | |||
* | **Myelination for a given age | ||
**A tethered spinal cord | |||
* | **89% children with cerebral palsy were found to have abnormal MRIs. [35] | ||
** | **Role in predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. [36] | ||
** | **May have normal results- does not exclude the diagnosis and require exclusion of metabolic and genetic etiologies | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].
OR
[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
MRI
- Diagnostic neuroimaging study of choice for older children
- Myelination for a given age
- A tethered spinal cord
- 89% children with cerebral palsy were found to have abnormal MRIs. [35]
- Role in predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. [36]
- May have normal results- does not exclude the diagnosis and require exclusion of metabolic and genetic etiologies