Replacing Computed Tomography with "Rapid" Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Ventricular Shunt Imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with ventricular shunts undergo frequent neuroimaging, and therefore, radiation exposures, to evaluate shunt malfunctions. The objective of this study was to safely reduce radiation exposure in this population by reducing computed tomography (CT) and increasing "rapid" magnetic resonance imaging (rMRI-shunt) among patients warranting neuroimaging for possible shunt malfunction.

Methods

This was a single-center quality improvement study in a tertiary care pediatric emergency department (ED). We implemented a multidisciplinary guideline for ED shunt evaluation, which promoted the use of rMRI-shunt over CT. We included patients younger than 18 years undergoing an ED shunt evaluation during 11 months of the preintervention and 25 months of the intervention

SUBMITTER: Marin JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8322500 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature