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Scattered radiation doses to the eyes, thyroid and gonads of infants and children undergoing EMI head scans have been measured with thermoluminescent dosimeters. An average skin dose of 1.3 rad per scan was measured. Results are reported relative to incident skin dose and indicate that it is likely that there is no somatic or genetic hazard due to scattered radiation during an EMI head scan.
Hemorrhage into the subependymal germinal matrix with rupture into the cerebral ventricles causes significant morbidity and mortality in premature infants. CT brain scanning was performed on eight premature infants on whom autopsy confirmation was obtained. Excellent sensitivity and accuracy in detecting germinal matrix hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage were found. Germinal matrix hemorrhage appears as a parenchymal collection of blood adjacent to the foramen of Monroe and has a convex margin laterally. CT scanning of living premature infants is feasible in diagnosing nonfatal episodes of germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage as well as subsequent development of hydrocephalus and porencephaly.
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