MRI Protocol for Craniosynostosis: Replacing Ionizing Radiation-Based CT.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe my institution's experience using a black bone sequence (a 3D low flip angle gradient-echo MRI sequence) in children with craniosynostosis and present our MRI brain protocol for the imaging of craniosynostosis. CONCLUSION. The MRI protocol proposed in this article has the potential to replace CT for the diagnosis and surveillance of craniosynostosis. MRI has excellent soft-tissue resolution and hence is superior to CT in the detection of associated intracranial anomalies and potential complications.