The Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Newborn

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM BREAKFAST SEMINAR 7: NEONATAL NEUROLOGY 

Course Description: The participant will gain knowledge regarding the appropriate use of MRI in the neonatal period under a variety of conditions. In particular, the parent and clinician perspectives will be highlighted so as to inform the decision-making process.

Learning Objectives

1. Make an informed decision about when to obtain an MRI in the newborn period.
2. Understand what MRI offers in conditions such as neonatal stroke, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease and extreme prematurity.

Impact Statements

1. When to order MRI in the newborn.
2. The need for MRI in the preterm newborn and the appropriate time to get it.

Organizer: Donna M. Ferriero, MD, MS; UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, San Francisco, California, USA

Congenital Heart Disease and Brain MRI: The Heart of the Matter
Steven Paul Miller, MDCM, MAS, FRCPC; The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Preterm MRI – Is it Immature Information?
Terrie Inder, MBChB, MD; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

MRI after Therapeutic Hypothermia – Are there Cool Findings
Donna M. Ferriero, MD, MS

Questions & Answers