Articles by Roman Buechler in JoVE

Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure

JoVE 1309 7/30/2009

Nora M. Raschle^1,2, Michelle Lee¹, Roman Buechler¹, Joanna A. Christodoulou³, Maria Chang¹, Monica Vakil¹, Patrice L. Stering¹, Nadine Gaab^1,3,4

¹Department of Developmental Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, ²Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, ³Graduate School of Education, Harvard, ⁴Harvard Medical School

Despite an increase in the use of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in humans, the study of young pediatric populations remains a challenge. We present a hands-on, step-by-step video protocol including guidelines for clinicians and researchers intending to perform (f)MRI in young children.