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Rapid MRI for VP Shunt Evaluation

"Patients with hydrocephalus will have nearly 4 scans per year during childhood"

For evaluation of VP shunts in children, the cost and study duration a rapid MRI is closer to CT than you might think (and without the ionizing radiation!). Best of all, the evidence comes from studies performed with populations chiefly less than 5 years of age. In this article, Sean M. Fox, MD makes a strong argument about why rapid MRIs should be a part of your institution's protocol.