This book will provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in neonatology. MRI is becoming increasingly available to clinicians and has been shown to have major advantages over ultrasound as an aid to diagnosis. Imaging the Neonatal Brain is divided into four major parts. Part I covers the technical aspects explaining how MR works and advising on how to achieve the best possible image with minimal sedation of the neonate. Part II illustrates the normal anatomy and development of the neonatal brain. Part III is a short section on the pathological processes underlying brain disorders in the neonate. Part IV the largest section of the book discusses the most common disorders seen in the newborn infant and contains a series of case studies with discussions questions and answers.
Part I: Principles of Imaging in the neonate
Chapter 1 Producing an image
Chapter 2 i) Hazards and safety issues in magnetic resonance studies
ii) Patient preparation and sedation
Chapter 3 Imaging the preterm infant
Part II: Normal anatomy and development of the immature brain
Chapter 4 MRI of the developing brain 24 weeks to term
Chapter 5 MRI of the developing brain term to two years
Part III: Pathological processes
Chapter 6 Pathological processes in the immature brain
Part IV: Disorders in the newborn infant
Chapter 7 The asphyxiated infant
Chapter 8 Ischaemic lesions in the term infant
Chapter 9 White matter ischaemic lesions in the preterm infant
Chapter 10 Haemorrhagic lesions in the newborn infant; term and preterm
Chapter 11 Congenital and perinatal infections
Chapter 12 Congenital anomalies of the neonatal brain
Chapter 13 Vascular malformations of the neonatal brain
Chapter 14 Non accidental injury to the neonatal brain
Chapter 15 Magnetic resonance imaging in the neonate with neuromuscular disease
Chapter 16 Imaging the fetal brain
Chapter 17 Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the newborn
