Recognition and Appropriate Use of MRI for Emergent Neuroradiology

Publication date: Available online 20 February 2017
Source:Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Author(s): Joseph M. Rozell, Shan Li
The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of emergent life threatening neurological conditions and what are considered "do not miss" pathologies has dramatically risen over the last ten years due to its increasing importance in the Emergency Department (ED). Although Computed Tomography is likely to remain the more significantly utilized imaging modality due to lower cost and faster speeds, continuing technological advances in MRI have made its use more mainstream. Knowledge of specific clinical signs and symptoms as well as the technical limitations of MRI should help to guide ED clinicians with both the recognition and the appropriate use of emergent MRI.



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