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  • Title: Neuroimaging of Children With Surgically Treated Hydrocephalus: A Practical Approach.
    Author: Robson CD, MacDougall RD, Madsen JR, Warf BC, Robertson RL.
    Journal: AJR Am J Roentgenol; 2017 Feb; 208(2):413-419. PubMed ID: 27845838.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Children with surgically treated hydrocephalus commonly undergo multiple neuroimaging studies. The purpose of this article is to share an experience with use of the as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) principle to guide the imaging approach to these patients. CONCLUSION: A reasonably achievable strategy for minimizing ionizing radiation in patients with surgically treated hydrocephalus includes rapid-sequence MRI and judicious use of dose-optimized head CT. Rapid-sequence MRI is particularly useful in the care of patients who have undergone endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
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