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Open AccessAutomated bone age assessment in a German pediatric cohort: agreement between an artificial intelligence software and the manual Greulich and Pyle method
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) software in bone age (BA) assessment, according to the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) method in a German pediatric cohort.
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Open AccessAs fast as an X-ray: real-time magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents
Idiopathic scoliosis is common in adolescence. Due to the rapid growth of the spine, it must be monitored closely with radiographs to ensure timely intervention when therapy is needed. As these radiographs con...
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Open AccessReal-time MRI: a new tool of radiologic imaging in small children
Real-time MRI (rt-MRI) in children is a new imaging technique that combines the advantages of US — at frame rates of up to 50 images per second — with the quality and features of MRI. Although still subject of...
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Open AccessBrain deposition of gadobutrol in children—a cross-sectional and longitudinal MRI T1 map** study
Depositions of linear gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents are readily visible in T1-weighted MRIs of certain brain regions in both adults and children. Macrocyclic contrast agents such as gadobutrol have so f...
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Open AccessPerioperative external ventricular drainage vs. no-EVD strategy in pediatric posterior fossa tumors—pilot study results
Pediatric brain tumors of the posterior fossa often present with occlusive hydrocephalus. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) has been established for definite hydroce...
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Open AccessChest magnetic resonance imaging in cystic fibrosis: technique and clinical benefits
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common inherited and life-shortening pulmonary diseases in the Caucasian population. With the widespread introduction of newborn screening and the development of modulat...
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Open AccessPectus excavatum in motion: dynamic evaluation using real-time MRI
The breathing phase for the determination of thoracic indices in patients with pectus excavatum is not standardized. The aim of this study was to identify the best period for reliable assessments of morphologi...
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Open AccessManaging an open nasofrontal encephalocele after birth
Encephaloceles are relatively uncommon in western countries. Most of the reported cases involve occipital encephaloceles. Open frontal encephaloceles comprise a rare entity. Most of them will be detected durin...
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Open AccessChest examinations in children with real-time magnetic resonance imaging: first clinical experience
Real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on a fast low-angle shot technique 2.0 (FLASH 2.0) is highly effective against artifacts caused due to the bulk and pulmonary and cardiac motions of the patient...
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Langzeitmorbidität und Transition von Kindern mit Ösophagusatresie
Fast täglich wird in Deutschland ein Kind mit Ösophagusatresie (ÖA) geboren. Die Gesamtüberlebensrate hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten signifikant verbessert. Auch nach einer erfolgreichen Operation haben P...
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Open AccessUnusual mechanical failures of intrathecal baclofen pump systems: symptoms, signs, and trouble shooting
Although intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy is an effective treatment for spasticity, it has several disadvantages and a risk of complications.
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Imaging findings of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19
A hyperinflammatory immune-mediated shock syndrome has been recognised in children exposed to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (C...
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Open Access“Black bone”: the new backbone in CAD/CAM-assisted craniosynostosis surgery?
Computer-assisted design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques have been implemented in craniosynostosis surgery to facilitate cranial remodeling. However, until now, computed tomography (CT) scans with ioniz...
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Open AccessReal-time magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric radiology — new approach to movement and moving children
The recent development of highly undersampled radial gradient echo sequences in combination with nonlinear inverse image reconstruction now allows for MRI examinations in real time. Image acquisition times as ...
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Open AccessQuantitative T1 map** of the normal brain from early infancy to adulthood
Quantitative map** of MRI relaxation times is expected to uncover pathological processes in the brain more subtly than standard MRI techniques with weighted contrasts. So far, however, most map** technique...
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Open AccessOutpacing movement — ultrafast volume coverage in neuropediatric magnetic resonance imaging
Conventional MRI sequences are often affected in neuropediatric imaging by unavoidable movements. Therefore, children younger than 6 years usually have to be examined under sedation/anesthesia. A new real-time...
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Choroid plexus coagulation in trisomy 9 mosaic–related hydrocephalus—a case report
In trisomy 9 mosaicism, plexus hypertrophy has been described as a phenotypical feature and cause of hydrocephalus. We report on a 15-month-old child with hydrocephalus and trisomy 9 mosaicism primarily diagno...
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Open AccessThe current status and further prospects for lung magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric radiology
Lung MRI makes it possible to replace up to 90% of CT examinations with radiation-free magnetic resonance diagnostics of the lungs without suffering any diagnostic loss. The individual radiation exposure can t...
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Strahlenexposition, Strahlenschutz
Kenntnisse zum Strahlenschutz sind Voraussetzung im Umgang mit oder für die Indikationsstellung zur Anwendung ionisierender Strahlen. Das gilt einerseits für Kinderchirurgen, die im Rahmen von Operationen selb...
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Open Access3D-assessment of RVOT dimensions prior percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography versus 3D steady-state free precession sequence
To compare contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (ceMRA) and 3D steady-state free precession (SSFP) during systole and diastole for assessment of the right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT) in patients...
