TY - JOUR
T1 - Educating the child neurologist about neuroimaging
AU - Neil, Jeffrey J.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Training in child neurology is becoming increasingly technically oriented. Neuroimaging, in particular, has undergone massive expansion over the past few decades. By the end of training, it is important for trainees to be reasonably adept with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scanning, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography scanning, and cranial ultrasound. Trainees should understand the means by which images are acquired, the types of image contrast available, the risks inherent to each modality, the clinical setting in which a particular imaging method is useful, and the fundamentals of image interpretation. Training should include formal sessions in imaging basics as well as continuous exposure to imaging throughout clinical rotations. Trainees should be encouraged to evaluate all images from their patients, forming their own interpretation before reviewing them with attending neurologists and/or radiologists.
AB - Training in child neurology is becoming increasingly technically oriented. Neuroimaging, in particular, has undergone massive expansion over the past few decades. By the end of training, it is important for trainees to be reasonably adept with magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scanning, positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography scanning, and cranial ultrasound. Trainees should understand the means by which images are acquired, the types of image contrast available, the risks inherent to each modality, the clinical setting in which a particular imaging method is useful, and the fundamentals of image interpretation. Training should include formal sessions in imaging basics as well as continuous exposure to imaging throughout clinical rotations. Trainees should be encouraged to evaluate all images from their patients, forming their own interpretation before reviewing them with attending neurologists and/or radiologists.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82455219346&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.spen.2011.06.015
DO - 10.1016/j.spen.2011.06.015
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22036494
AN - SCOPUS:82455219346
SN - 1071-9091
VL - 18
SP - 114
EP - 115
JO - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
JF - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
IS - 2
ER -