Category Pediatric Imaging

Chiari 1

KEY FACTS Imaging Pointed cerebellar tonsils extending ≥ 5 mm below foramen magnum with effacement of CSF spaces ± syringohydromyelia &/or scoliosis Best tool: Head NECT may be performed acutely but MR provides best detail of posterior fossa & cervical…

Approach to Pediatric Brain

Head/Brain Imaging Modalities Radiographs Skull radiographs have limited value in the pediatric patient. They may occasionally be obtained in the setting of trauma, but it should be recognized that they can be falsely reassuring. Pediatric patients can have significant intracranial…