La Risonanza Magnetica (RM) ha trovato un campo di applicazione ideale nello studio neuroradiologico della patologia del Sistema Nervoso Centrale in età pediatrica. Essa, infatti, presenta potenzialmente chiari vantaggi rispetto alle altre tecniche disponibili, prima tra tutte la Tomografia Computerizzata.
Questi vantaggi sono rappresentati dalla assenza di invasività radiobiologica e farmacologica e dalla alta efficacia diagnostica nella maggior parte dei capitoli della patologia neurologica del bambino.
Nella sua applicazione in età pediatrica la RM presenta anche alcuni problemi. Si tratta principalmente dello scadimento della qualità di immagine per la necessità di usare scansioni sottili e campi di vista ridotti, della necessità di procedere, nei bambini più piccoli alla narcosi e della difficile accessibilità dell'esame.
Risolti tali problemi, la RM si propone quale metodica di prima scelta in neuroradiologia pediatrica.
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