Fast MRI Proven Effective in Pediatric Brain Injury Diagnosis
Recently, a research paper was published in the journal of Pediatrics discussing the role of Fast MRI in the diagnosis of a brain injury. A Fast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is a slightly different imaging scan that is shorter than a typical MRI. However, it produces a lower level of detail. Currently, when a child is taken to an emergency department for the treatment of a head injury, the typical imaging scan ordered is a CT scan. This scan has numerous benefits, including a reasonably high level of detail in a quick amount of time. This makes it suitable for emergency use.