Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a better neuroimaging method than ultrasound and computed tomography in pediatric patients. However, using MRI for unstable pediatric patients and neonates is not feasible. Now, researchers from the University of Bonn, Germany, have successfully investigated the use of bedside low-field portable MRI (pMRI) in four children on extracorporeal life support (ECLS) . All four children, a term newborn and three children of 2, 9, and 10 years of age, were cannulated with jugular cannulas and mechanically ventilated while taking pMRI images. Images were taken safely without any adverse events (Figure 1).
Vital signs remained stable during neuroimaging. Although the image quality of pMRI was limited, it was sufficient to make the emergency diagnosis. Figure 1 . T1 and T2-weighted images of four patients. Hemispheric intracerebral hemorrhage was found in…
