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ReviewLa Radiologia medica2018

Is MRI imaging in pediatric age totally safe? A critical reprisal.

Sergio Salerno, Claudio Granata, Marco Trapenese, Vittorio Cannata, Davide Curione, Maria Camilla Rossi Espagnet, Andrea Magistrelli, Paolo Tomà

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Review in La Radiologia medica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sergio SalernoDipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Policlinico Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, CAP 90127, Palermo, Italy. sergio.salerno@unipa.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-3437
Claudio GranataUOC Radiologia - Ospedale Pediatrico Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
Marco TrapeneseDipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Modelli Matematici, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Vittorio CannataServizio Prevenzione e Protezione/Fisica Sanitaria, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Davide CurioneDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Maria Camilla Rossi EspagnetDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Andrea MagistrelliDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Paolo TomàDipartimento Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current radiological literature is strongly focussed on radiation imaging risks. Indeed, given there is a small but actual augment in cancer risk from exposure to ionizing radiation in children, it is important to understand what the risk of alternative techniques could be. We retrospectively review literature data concerning possible MR imaging risks, focussing on the biological effects of MR, sedation and gadolinium compound risks when dealing with infant patients. The main concerns can be summarized in: (1) Biological effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) employed-whose mechanisms of interaction with human tissues are polarization, induced current, and thermal heating, respectively. (2) Risks associated with noises produced during MRI examinations. (3) Hazards from ferromagnetic external and/or implanted devices-whose risk of being unintentionally brought inside MR room is higher in children than in adults. (4) Risks associated with sedation or general anaesthesia, essential problem in performing MR in very young patients, due to the exam long-lasting. (5) Risks related to gadolinium-based contrast agents, especially considering the newly reported brain deposition.

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Patient SafetyContrast MediaElectromagnetic FieldsForeign BodiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingNoiseRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsContrast MediaMRPaediatric populationSafety

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