ReviewThe British journal of radiology2021
Clinical application of "black bone" imaging in paediatric craniofacial disorders.
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- Assessing pedicle morphology in pediatric spinal deformity: can magnetic resonance imaging match computed tomography? A systematic review.Spine deformity · 2026Pooled it
- Can the addition of "Black Bone" sequence improve diagnosis of skull fractures after traumatic brain injury in children?BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Current State-of-the-Art 3D MRI Sequences for Assessing Bone Morphology with Emphasis on Cranial and Spinal Imaging: A Narrative Review.RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin · 2026Review
- Imaging Modalities in Craniosynostosis: A Systematic Review and Proposal of the ARCANA Protocol for Multimodal Radiation-Free Assessment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Comparing CT-Like Bone Images Based on Fast Field Echo Resembling a CT Using Restricted Echo Spacing (FRACTURE) MR with CT in Pediatric Congenital Vertebral Anomalies.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Black Bone MRI vs. CT in temporal bone assessment in craniosynostosis: a radiation-free alternative.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Three contrasts in 3 min: Rapid, high-resolution, and bone-selective UTE MRI for craniofacial imaging with automated deep-learning skull segmentation.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2025Article
- Craniofacial Imaging of Pediatric Patients by Ultrashort Echo-Time Bone-Selective MRI in Comparison to CT.Academic radiology · 2024Article
- Unravelling the pathogenesis of foramen magnum stenosis in patients with severe achondroplasia: a CT-based comparison with age-matched controls and FGFR3 craniosynostosis syndromes.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Magnetic resonance bone imaging: applications to vertebral lesions.Japanese journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Black Bone MRI for Virtual Surgical Planning in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2022Review
- Zero-TE MRI: principles and applications in the head and neck.The British journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Imaging of Bone in the Head and Neck Region, is There More Than CT?Current radiology reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
For decades, CT has been the primary imaging modality for the diagnosis and surveillance of paediatric craniofacial disorders. However, the deleterious effects of ionising radiation in the paediatric population are well established and remain an ongoing concern. This is especially so in the head and neck region, which has relatively poor soft tissue shielding with many radiosensitive organs. The development of "black bone" imaging utilising low flip angles and short echo time (TE) has shown considerable promise in alleviating the use of ionising radiation in many cases of craniofacial disorders. In this review article, we share our experience of utilising "black bone" sequence in children with craniofacial pathologies, ranging from traumatic injuries to craniosynostosis and focal osseous/fibro-osseous lesions such as fibrous dysplasia and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). A detailed discussion on the technical aspects of "black bone" sequence, including its potential pitfalls and limitations, will also be included.
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